# N3116C: Partenavia C.A. AP68TP SERIES 300, registration cancelled 1996-11-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 19, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Partenavia C.A. AP68TP SERIES 300](https://openairdocs.org/model/partenavia-c-a-ap68tp-series-300) (registry code 6780110)
- Serial number: 8007
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: September 21, 1992
- Last registry action: September 20, 1995
- Mode S code: A34DB5
- Owner when cancelled: [Partenavia V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PARTENAVIA%20V)
- Location: [Oxnard, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Oxnard)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 34.2051° N, 119.1753° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93030, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3116C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3116C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3116C-1996-11-19

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 Partenavia C.A. AP68TP SERIES 300: https://openairdocs.org/model/partenavia-c-a-ap68tp-series-300.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 LAX96FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA091), Jan 9, 1996: Partenavia AF68TP  Spartacus (N3116C), El Segundo, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: loss of control for undetermined reasons.

## 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 19960109000179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960109000179A), Jan 9, 1996: Parten AP68TP300 (N3116C), El Segundo, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Departed special VFR in fog. Radar contact lost en route. Wreckage found in ocean off shore. Pilot not found.

## Other aircraft with N3116C

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3116C): Piper PA-32R-301, S/N 3246233
- [Cancelled 1957-09-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3116C-1957-09-13): Cessna 180, S/N 30915. Owner: [Ellis Airlines](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ELLIS%20AIRLINES), [Ketchikan, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Ketchikan)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3116C-undated): Cessna T303, S/N T30300100. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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