# N3281E: 1947 Aeronca 7AC, registration cancelled 1982-02-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 25, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7AC-6766
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 19, 1978
- Mode S code: A38E88
- Owner when cancelled: [Cannata Michael Robert Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CANNATA%20MICHAEL%20ROBERT%20JR)
- Location: [College Station, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/College%20Station)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3281E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3281E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3281E-1982-02-25

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Aeronca 7AC: https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac.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 NYC79FHM20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHM20), Jun 7, 1979: Aeronca 7AC (N3281E), Stormville, NY, 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 19790607026889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790607026889A), Jun 7, 1979: Blanca 7AC (N3281E), Stormville, NY, Destroyed. Acft hit trees after takeoff. Witness heard rough eng. Acft stalled in trees. Burned. Possible water in fuel.

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