# N3281T: Cessna 177, registration cancelled 1973-06-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 22, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A13CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A13CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17700581
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A38E95
- Owner when cancelled: [Cook Sherman R & Margeret H Cook](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COOK%20SHERMAN%20R%20%26%20MARGERET%20H%20COOK)
- Location: [Waukesha, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Waukesha)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3281T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3281T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3281T-1973-06-22

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 177: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177.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 CHI73FEP29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEP29), Sep 3, 1972: Cessna 177 (N3281T), Sullivan, WI, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N3281T

- [Cancelled 2017-02-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3281T-2017-02-22): Stephens Gary D MARK III, S/N M3-002, built 1995. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Stephens Gary D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEPHENS%20GARY%20D), [Saint Charles, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Saint%20Charles)
- [Cancelled 1992-01-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3281T-1992-01-25): Beech G18S, S/N BA611. Owner: [Ajax Aircraft Lesing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AJAX%20AIRCRAFT%20LESING%20INC), [Dover, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Dover)

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