# N3005R: Cessna 320A, registration cancelled 1981-03-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 13, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 320A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320a) (registry code 2074506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A25](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 320A0005
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: January 31, 1966
- Mode S code: A32269
- Owner when cancelled: [Sitta R E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SITTA%20R%20E)
- Location: [Farmington, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Farmington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.7382° N, 108.1833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87401, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3005R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3005R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3005R-1981-03-13

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 320A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320a.md

## NTSB investigations (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 OAK79FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FA036), Jul 26, 1979: Cessna 320A (N3005R), Monterey, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19790726037479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790726037479A), Jul 26, 1979: Cessna 320A (N3005R), Monterey, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft off course and below minimum altitude on second ILS apch. Hit trees on ridge. First apch also erratic.

## Other aircraft with N3005R

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3005R): Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 90A, S/N 5448
- [Cancelled 2005-08-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3005R-2005-08-22): Hutchison Richard A SKYSTAR VIXEN, S/N VG4100019. N-number assigned (non-type certificated), not yet registered

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