# N3278Q: 1967 Cessna 402, registration cancelled 2012-02-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 25, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Second renewal notice
- Airframe: [Cessna 402](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402) (registry code 207590K)
- Engine: [Continental TSIO-520-E](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-e) (registry code 17255)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7CE), [TCDS E8CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E8CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 402-0078
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: July 10, 2007
- Certificate issued: July 25, 2007
- Last registry action: July 25, 2007
- Mode S code: A38BD0
- Owners when cancelled: [Janes Denise M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JANES%20DENISE%20M), [Janes Paul A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JANES%20PAUL%20A)
- Location: [Caldwell, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Caldwell)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 43.7102° N, 116.7376° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83607, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3278Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3278Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3278Q-2012-02-25

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

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2005FA0000165](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2005FA0000165), Oct 29, 2004: FMU. OUT OF ADJUST. LT ENGINE LOST POWER ON FINAL APPROACH DUE TO THE FUEL METERING UNIT BECOMING OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. UNIT WAS ADJUSTED IAW CSM AND ENGINE FUEL PRESSURES AND FLOWS W
- [SDR 97ZZZX4438](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX4438), Sep 1, 1997: TRUSS. CRACKED. NOSE LANDING GEAR DRAG BRACE TRUSS CRACK FOUND DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION OF LANDING GEAR. STARTED AT WELD, PROGRESSED APPROXIMATELY .8750 INCH OF TUBING DIAME

## 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 WPR11LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA269), Jun 20, 2011: Cessna 402 (N3278Q), Caldwell, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of power in one engine during takeoff due to the blockage of fuel flow by a foreign object in the fuel tank.

## 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 20110620013869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110620013869A), Jun 20, 2011: Cessna 402 (N3278Q), Caldwell, ID, Destroyed. The pilot, [privacy data omitted], while conducting skydiving operations for skydown, expierienced a loss of power in the right engine on climb out. At…

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.