# N3205Q: 1966 Cessna 401, registration cancelled 2003-07-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 1, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Cessna 401](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401) (registry code 207590C)
- Engine: [Continental GTSIO-520-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (registry code 17035)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7CE), [TCDS E7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E7CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 401-0005
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: June 9, 1981
- Last registry action: July 16, 1996
- Mode S code: A37166
- Owner when cancelled: [Mid Eastern Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MID%20EASTERN%20AIRWAYS%20INC)
- Location: [Chesapeake, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Chesapeake)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.7517° N, 76.2176° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23320, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3205Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3205Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3205Q-2003-07-01

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 401: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19850117006149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850117006149I), Jan 17, 1985: Cessna 401 (N3205Q), Chesapeake, VA, Minor damage. Lifted off then settled back to runway. Aborted and ran off end of runway striking ditch. Glaze of ice on wings.

## Other aircraft with N3205Q

- [Cancelled 2011-06-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3205Q-2011-06-06): Waco UPF-7, S/N 5683. Assigned, pending cancellation

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