# N3327E: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2013-04-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 16, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17271504
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: July 11, 1978
- Certificate issued: October 19, 1978
- Last registry action: October 3, 1996
- Mode S code: A3A08F
- Owners when cancelled: [Wilburs Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILBURS%20INC%20DBA), [Wilburs Flight Operation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILBURS%20FLIGHT%20OPERATION)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 61.2200° N, 149.8578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99501, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3327E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3327E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3327E-2013-04-16

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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

## 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 ANC88FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88FA065), Jun 2, 1988: Cessna 172N (N3327E), Hatcher Pass, AK, destroyed, 3 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19880601017549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880601017549A), Jun 1, 1988: Cessna 172N (N3327E), Hatcher Pass, AK, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Seen flying low up a Pass. Appears aircraft impacted ground from a stall while trying to outclimb rising terrain.
- [Incident 19810718088059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810718088059I), Jul 18, 1981: Cessna 172N (N3327E), Seldovia, AK, Minor damage. Pilot landed on beach. Nose and right main wheels sank in soft sand. Aircraft nosed up.

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