# N3480E: 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: September 8, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3480E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3480E

## Aircraft that carried N3480E

- [Cancelled 2014-09-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3480E-2014-09-08): Cessna 172N, S/N 17271564, built 1978. Exported to Ecuador. Owner: [Costa Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COSTA%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Painted Post, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Painted%20Post)
- [Cancelled 1955-10-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3480E-1955-10-04): Aeronca 11AC, S/N 11AC-1768. Owner: [Hennig John](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HENNIG%20JOHN), [Columbus, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Columbus)

## NTSB investigations on N3480E (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 ERA10LA377](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA377), Jul 24, 2010: Cessna 172N (N3480E), Waynesboro, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the short-field takeoff procedures published in the Pilot's Operating Handbook.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3480E (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 20100724039389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100724039389A), Jul 24, 2010: Cessna 172N (N3480E), Waynesboro, VA, Substantial damage. After takeoff from a short runway (2,000 feet paved and 400 feet grass area prior to paved portion) under hot temperature 37 degrees celsius, density altitude…

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