# N3456X: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: September 18, 1989
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3456X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3456X

## Aircraft that carried N3456X

- [Cancelled 1989-09-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3456X-1989-09-18): Mooney M20C, S/N 3411, built 1966. Owner: [Finster John N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FINSTER%20JOHN%20N), [Boca Raton, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Boca%20Raton)

## NTSB investigations on N3456X (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 DEN89LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA221), Sep 18, 1989: Mooney M20C (N3456X), Neihart, MT, destroyed. Probable cause: VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE. RELATED FACTORS WERE: THE HIGH TERRAIN AND ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3456X (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 19890918035389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890918035389A), Sep 18, 1989: Mooney M20C (N3456X), Neihart, MT, Destroyed. Reported was on top when weather deteriorated, descended into trees on mountain top. Reported he was VFR at impact.

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