# N3278E: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1993-08-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 12, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17271489
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 13, 1984
- Last registry action: August 4, 1990
- Mode S code: A38BC6
- Owner when cancelled: [Marshall Jerry D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARSHALL%20JERRY%20D)
- Location: [Eugene, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Eugene)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.0477° N, 123.2309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97402, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3278E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3278E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3278E-1993-08-12

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 SEA84FYK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FYK01), Aug 11, 1984: Cessna 172N (N3278E), Creswell, OR, destroyed

## 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 19840811039879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840811039879A), Aug 11, 1984: Cessna 172N (N3278E), Creswell, OR, Destroyed. Aircraft struck wires and crashed during attempted go around after aborting landing.

## Other aircraft with N3278E

- [Cancelled 2011-07-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3278E-2011-07-22): Cessna 177, S/N 17700578, built 1967. Exported to Argentina. Owner: [Long Charles H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LONG%20CHARLES%20H), [El Dorado, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/El%20Dorado)
- [Cancelled 1968-09-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3278E-1968-09-17): Aeronca 11AC, S/N 11AC-1651. Owner: [Bennett Cleo L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BENNETT%20CLEO%20L), [Madison, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Madison)

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