N3857Q is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172L. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 31, 1991. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Cessna 172L cancelled May 31, 1991
- Serial number
- 17259957
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- June 2, 1988
- Last FAA action
- April 30, 1991
- Last owner
- Clough Richard D (Individual)
Alturas, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N3857Q
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 17259957
THE FAILURE OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE ON THE SNOW-COVERED RUNWAY, RESULTING IN A NOSE-OVER WHEN THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO DEEPER SNOW.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site