# N3218C: 1954 Beech E35, registration cancelled 2017-07-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 28, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech E35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e35) (registry code 1151512)
- Engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-777](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-777), [TCDS E-267](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-267) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: D-3882
- Year built: 1954
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: March 12, 2015
- Last registry action: March 12, 2015
- Mode S code: A3757A
- Owner when cancelled: [Blake John R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLAKE%20JOHN%20R)
- Location: [Santa Ana, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Ana)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7099° N, 117.8704° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92707, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3218C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3218C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3218C-2017-07-28

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 E35: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e35.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 UNK64X3257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3257), Aug 7, 1964: Beechcraft E35 (N3218C), Pauma Valley, CA, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Incident 20080824849529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080824849529I), Aug 24, 2008: Beech E35 (N3218C), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Tower requested short final to right runway, pilot touched down on 19R approximately 100 feet beyond the runway numbers and attempted to utilize the…
- [Accident 19810418084539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810418084539A), Apr 18, 1981: Beech E35 (N3218C), Fay, OK, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Was advised VFR flight not recommended. Airplane came apart in area of clouds, rain and thunderstorms. Lost control

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