# N3292C: 1954 Beech E35, registration cancelled 2002-11-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 18, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Beech E35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e35) (registry code 1151512)
- Engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-777](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-777), [TCDS E-246](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-246) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: D-3959
- Year built: 1954
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 2, 1956
- Certificate issued: October 6, 1997
- Last registry action: January 16, 2001
- Mode S code: A39260
- Owner when cancelled: [Acquaviva James F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ACQUAVIVA%20JAMES%20F)
- Location: [Boone, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Boone)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.2149° N, 81.6467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28607, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3292C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3292C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3292C-2002-11-18

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Beech E35: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e35.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 ATL02FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02FA077), Apr 8, 2002: Beech E35 (N3292C), Blowing Rock, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued VFR flight in to known IMC, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees in mountainous terrain. A factor was low ceiling.

## 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 20020408009219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020408009219A), Apr 8, 2002: Beech E35 (N3292C), Blowingrock, NC, No damage, 1 fatal. (-23) The pilot was fatally injured when the aircraft flew into the side of a mountain while flying from hickory NC to boone NC. The weather was IMC and the…

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