# N3278E: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 3
- Last cancelled: July 22, 2011
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3278E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3278E

## Aircraft that carried N3278E

- [Cancelled 2011-07-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3278E-2011-07-22): Cessna 177, S/N 17700578, built 1967. Exported to Argentina. Owner: [Long Charles H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LONG%20CHARLES%20H), [El Dorado, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/El%20Dorado)
- [Cancelled 1993-08-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3278E-1993-08-12): Cessna 172N, S/N 17271489. Second triennial mailing, no response. Owner: [Marshall Jerry D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARSHALL%20JERRY%20D), [Eugene, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Eugene)
- [Cancelled 1968-09-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3278E-1968-09-17): Aeronca 11AC, S/N 11AC-1651. Owner: [Bennett Cleo L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BENNETT%20CLEO%20L), [Madison, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Madison)

## NTSB investigations on N3278E (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 SEA84FYK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FYK01), Aug 11, 1984: Cessna 172N (N3278E), Creswell, OR, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3278E (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 19840811039879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840811039879A), Aug 11, 1984: Cessna 172N (N3278E), Creswell, OR, Destroyed. Aircraft struck wires and crashed during attempted go around after aborting landing.

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