# N3345L: Cessna A185E, registration cancelled 1977-09-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 22, 1977
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna A185E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (registry code 2072818)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 185-1273
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 22, 1973
- Mode S code: A3A7BD
- Owner when cancelled: [Hesselgrave Alvin D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HESSELGRAVE%20ALVIN%20D)
- Location: [Houma, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Houma)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3345L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3345L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3345L-1977-09-22

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 A185E: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e.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 FTW77FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FA058), May 31, 1977: Cessna 185 (N3345L), Houma, LA, destroyed, 3 fatal

## 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 19770531021309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770531021309A), May 31, 1977: Cessna A185E (N3345L), Houma, LA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Float plane making app over canal for lndg in canal. Collided with bridge.

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