# N3278D: North American/Aero Classics P-51D, registration cancelled 1997-08-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 20, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [North American/Aero Classics P-51D](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-aero-classics-p-51d) (registry code 6402304)
- Serial number: 4473216
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 10, 1987
- Last registry action: May 21, 1997
- Mode S code: A38BC5
- Owner when cancelled: [Meylan Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEYLAN%20ENTERPRISES%20INC)
- Location: [Omaha, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Omaha)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.2063° N, 96.0539° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 68127, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3278D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3278D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3278D-1997-08-20

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 North American/Aero Classics P-51D: https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-aero-classics-p-51d.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 CHI87DEM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEM09), Jun 26, 1987: North American P-51D (N3278D), Ludington, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19870626027349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870626027349A), Jun 26, 1987: Namer P51D (N3278D), Ludington, MI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. The aircraft hit the ground after a low level aileron roll. The pilot performed aerobatics at an unsafe altitude.

## Other aircraft with N3278D

- [Cancelled 1955-11-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3278D-1955-11-02): Cessna 180, S/N 32076. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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