# N3253Q: Cessna 402, registration cancelled 1988-09-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 26, 1988
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Cessna 402](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402) (registry code 207590K)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 4020053
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Mode S code: A383B3
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3253Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3253Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3253Q-1988-09-26

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 Cessna 402: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402.md

## 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 19800124017219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800124017219I), Jan 24, 1980: Cessna 402CESSNA (N3253Q), Wichita, KS, Minor damage. Heat and abrasion from damaged exhaust system shorted out both magnetos on the left engine.
- [Incident 19790102001039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790102001039I), Jan 2, 1979: Cessna 402CESSNA (N3253Q), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed after landing. Retract bracket pn 5013106-3 had broken.

## Other aircraft with N3253Q

- [Cancelled 2009-06-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3253Q-2009-06-26): Raytheon B300, S/N FL-293, built 2000. Owner: [United States Air Force](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20STATES%20AIR%20FORCE), [Wright Patterson, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Wright%20Patterson)

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