N3879S
N3879S is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172E built in 1963. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 31, 2012. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Cessna 172E cancelled October 31, 2012
- Serial number
- 17251079
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1963
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- January 18, 2012
- Last FAA action
- January 18, 2012
- Last owner
- Lewis Tyler P (Individual)
Redway, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N3879S
WPR12LA090Accident on February 3, 2012 at Dinsmore, CA: serious injuries, substantial damage.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172E · serial 17251079
The flight instructor's delayed remedial action, inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, and failure to attain/maintain adequate airspeed during an attempted go-around.
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