Cessna 172L
N3875Q is a Cessna 172L, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1971. It has 4 seats. It is registered to Aerial Scouting Solutions LLC, an LLC in Sioux Center, Iowa. The registration is valid: it was issued on December 10, 2019 and expires on December 31, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal; utility, dated August 16, 1971.
Aircraft
- Maker
- Cessna
- Model
- 172L · all 172Ls and related versions
- Serial number
- 17259975
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp
- Seats
- 4
- Year built
- 1971
- Cruising speed
- 105 mph
- Transponder code
- A47861 (octal 51074141)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- December 10, 2019
- Expires
- December 31, 2029
- Last FAA action
- September 22, 2023
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility · August 16, 1971
- FAA region
- Central
- FAA record id
- 00910454
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Aerial Scouting Solutions LLC
- Type
- LLC
- Address
- 1873 5Th Ave SE
Sioux Center, IA 51250-2937
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
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The public federal record on N3875Q, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Aerial Scouting Solutions LLC, an LLC, certificate issued December 10, 2019, expires December 31, 2029. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for normal; utility, dated August 16, 1971, consistent with the 1971 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 17259975 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N3875Q according to the deregistered file. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
2 NTSB records under N3875Q: Accident on July 10, 2000 at Beaufort, NC: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on March 10, 2000 at Beaufort, NC: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172L · operated under 091
A loss of engine power due to failure of the No. 4 cylinder connecting rod during the first flight following engine overhaul for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was unsuitable terrain.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for MIA00LA215 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172L · operated under 091
The failure of the pilot to initiate a go-around after the airplane began to porpoise, resulting in a hard landing and structural damage to the airplane.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for MIA00LA214 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through August 27, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data