Single-engine piston

N3438S

1972 Cessna 177B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1972
Serial
17701784
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Avco Patrol LLC (LLC)
Based
Lyndon, KS
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1972 Cessna 177B
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Registration record

N3438S on the FAA register

Type
1972 Cessna 177B
Serial
17701784
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Avco Patrol LLC
Lyndon, KS
Certificate issued
2025-12-14
Airworthiness date
1972-09-12
Registration expires
2032-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A3CBF4
Mode S (octal)
50745764
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
490 nm
Cruise (type)
130 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-12-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N3438S to the current registrant.
  • 1972-09-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1965-10-28
    N3438S previously assigned to a Cessna Wren 182G 460 (s/n 18255838); cancelled.
Overview

About N3438S

N3438S is a 1972 Cessna 177B, serial number 17701784. The FAA register lists Avco Patrol LLC as the registrant in Lyndon, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 14, 2025 and expires on December 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 130 knots and a range of about 490 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated September 12, 1972.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3438S. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
130 kt
Range
490 nm
Fuel burn
10 gph

Published figures for the Cessna 177B type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1965-04-19 Accident · Mexico City Mexco, 72 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 6 0028
Reported aircraft: Wren 460 — a different aircraft that carried the N3438S registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.