# N3257Q: 1967 Cessna 401, registration cancelled 2013-08-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 13, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 401](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401) (registry code 207590C)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7CE), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 401-0057
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 21, 1967
- Certificate issued: November 5, 1980
- Last registry action: October 1, 1983
- Mode S code: A3843F
- Owner when cancelled: [Modern Dairy Farms No 1 Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MODERN%20DAIRY%20FARMS%20NO%201%20INC)
- Location: [Fort Madison, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Fort%20Madison)
- Physical address: [Ft Madison, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Ft%20Madison)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.6582° N, 91.3563° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 52627, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3257Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3257Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3257Q-2013-08-13

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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

## 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 MIA80DLD63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD63), Jun 1, 1980: Cessna 401 (N3257Q), Oklawaha, FL, substantial damage

## 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 19800601017449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800601017449A), Jun 1, 1980: Cessna 401 (N3257Q), Oklawaha, FL, Substantial damage. Airplane was landed on dirt road in dense fog. Went off road into canal. Occupants unknown. Possible drug flight.

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