N3988Q is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172L built in 1971. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 14, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Cessna 172L cancelled November 14, 2012
- Serial number
- 17260088
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1971
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- May 17, 1991
- Last FAA action
- May 19, 2009
- Last owner
- Carr Chet D (Individual)
Prairie City, SD - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N3988Q
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172L · serial 17260088
THE PILOT BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED, FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO REVERSE COURSE IN A BOX CANYON, AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE NARROW BOX CANYON, THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, AND THE LACK OF MOUNTAIN FLYING EXPERIENCE BY THE PIC.
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