# N3280E: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1981-08-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 17, 1981
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17271491
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 20, 1979
- Mode S code: A38E65
- Owner when cancelled: [Vee Neal Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VEE%20NEAL%20INC)
- Location: [Latrobe, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Latrobe)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.2772° N, 79.3929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 15650, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3280E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3280E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3280E-1981-08-17

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 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.md

## Other aircraft with N3280E

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3280E): Balloon Works FIREFLY 7B-15, S/N F7B-375
- [Cancelled 1955-03-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3280E-1955-03-04): Aeronca 11AC, S/N 11AC-1653. Owner: [Lake Bronson Aviation Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAKE%20BRONSON%20AVIATION%20COMPANY), [Lake Bronson, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Lake%20Bronson)

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