# N3257C: 1953 Beech E35, registration cancelled 2003-07-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 8, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- 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-3922
- Year built: 1953
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 11, 1956
- Certificate issued: June 9, 1997
- Last registry action: July 10, 2000
- Mode S code: A38433
- Owner when cancelled: [Fullington Air Freight Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FULLINGTON%20AIR%20FREIGHT%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3257C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3257C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3257C-2003-07-08

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 MIA97LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA093), Mar 4, 1997: Beech E35 (N3257C), Nashville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a stuck (jammed) fuel selector valve, due to corrosion from a fuel drain spring, which resulted in fuel starvation, loss of engine power, a forced landing, and subsequent impact with trees. A factor…

## 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 19970304002079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970304002079A), Mar 4, 1997: Beech E35 (N3257C), Nashville, GA, Substantial damage. En route unable budge fuel selector. Low fuel. Quit of fineal. Hit tree short of runway. Selector jammed by rust. (-23) unable to move fuel selector from left…

## Other aircraft with N3257C

- [Cancelled 2017-07-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3257C-2017-07-06): Drepin Oieg T-BIRD II, S/N A0050T, built 2005. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Drepin Oieg](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DREPIN%20OIEG), [Goshen, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Goshen)

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