# N3278D: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: August 20, 1997
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3278D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3278D

## Aircraft that carried N3278D

- [Cancelled 1997-08-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3278D-1997-08-20): North American/Aero Classics P-51D, S/N 4473216. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Meylan Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEYLAN%20ENTERPRISES%20INC), [Omaha, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Omaha)
- [Cancelled 1955-11-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3278D-1955-11-02): Cessna 180, S/N 32076. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

## NTSB investigations on N3278D (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI87DEM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEM09), Jun 26, 1987: North American P-51D (N3278D), Ludington, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3278D (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19870626027349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870626027349A), Jun 26, 1987: Namer P51D (N3278D), Ludington, MI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. The aircraft hit the ground after a low level aileron roll. The pilot performed aerobatics at an unsafe altitude.

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