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N3887R

N3887R is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172H built in 1966. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 6, 2013. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled".

N3887R is reserved by a private party since March 28, 2026. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on January 28, 2027.

Cessna 172H cancelled August 6, 2013

Serial number
17255387
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1966
Last status
Sale reported, canceled
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
August 22, 1995
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
Buffalo, SC
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N3887R

MIA96LA164Accident on June 26, 1996 at Jonesville, SC: serious injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172H · serial 17255387

the pilot's inadequate visual lookout and failure to maintain altitude and/or clearance from the obstruction (power line) during low altitude flight. The lack of natural lighting at dusk was a related factor.

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