# N3220E: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1995-10-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 30, 1995
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17271474
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 6, 1993
- Last registry action: May 11, 1993
- Mode S code: A3781B
- Owner when cancelled: [Clarke Air Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLARKE%20AIR%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [College Park, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/College%20Park)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6258° N, 84.5237° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30349, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3220E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3220E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3220E-1995-10-30

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.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 ATL95FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA088), Apr 22, 1995: Cessna 172N (N3220E), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPAIRMENT OF JUDGMENT AND PERFORMANCE DUE TO A DRUG, VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, AND FAILURE TO REMAIN CLEAR OF THE OBSTACLE (TOWERING SMOKE STACK). FACTORS…

## 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 19950422009849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950422009849A), Apr 22, 1995: Cessna 172N (N3220E), Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. After departing fty collided with a cloud obscured smoke stack. Ignored advice of sigmets in area for thunder storm

## Other aircraft with N3220E

- [Cancelled 2013-05-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3220E-2013-05-06): Bell 206B, S/N 845. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [World Aircraft Connection Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WORLD%20AIRCRAFT%20CONNECTION%20INC), [Dunedin, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Dunedin)
- [Cancelled 1955-03-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3220E-1955-03-15): Aeronca 11AC, S/N 11AC-1568

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