# N3172P: 1986 Beech F33A, registration cancelled 2014-10-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 27, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech F33A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (registry code 1151425)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A15), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: CE-1090
- Year built: 1986
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 26, 1986
- Certificate issued: February 22, 1999
- Last registry action: March 6, 2002
- Mode S code: A3637E
- Owner when cancelled: [Arizona Flight Training Center Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARIZONA%20FLIGHT%20TRAINING%20CENTER%20INC)
- Location: [Mesa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Mesa)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3207° N, 111.6313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85212, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3172P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3172P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3172P-2014-10-27

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 Beech F33A: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a.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 LAX01FA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01FA279), Aug 15, 2001: Beech F-33A (N3172P), Mobile, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flying pilot's initiation of an intentional maneuver at an altitude inadequate to maintain terrain clearance. Low altitude flight was a contributing factor.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20010815020559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010815020559A), Aug 15, 2001: Beech F33A (N3172P), Mobile, AZ, No damage. (-23) During low alt. Maneuvers, a stall ocurred and the aircraft crashed & burnt at the base of a hill. (.19) on August 15, 2001, about 0700 hours mountain…
- [Incident 19960605018589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960605018589I), Jun 5, 1996: Beech F33A (N3172P), Tucson, AZ, Minor damage. Narrative: on June 5, 1996, at approximately 1900 MST, Mr. Thomas hoover, was pilot-in-command of Beech F33A, N3172P, when, during engine failure simulation in…

## Other aircraft with N3172P

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3172P-undated): Piper PA-23, S/N 231107

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