# N3353E: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2015-04-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 30, 2015
- 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: 17271514
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 26, 1978
- Certificate issued: December 5, 1989
- Last registry action: February 27, 1993
- Mode S code: A3AB28
- Owner when cancelled: [United States Flying Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20STATES%20FLYING%20CLUB)
- Location: [Teterboro, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Teterboro)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.8496° N, 74.0619° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 07608, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3353E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3353E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3353E-2015-04-30

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 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 NYC90FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA041), Dec 26, 1989: Cessna 172N (N3353E), Washington Twp, NJ, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PROPERLY PRE-FLIGHT PLAN AND EXECUTE THE VFR FLIGHT. FACTOR'S RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S INEXPERIENCE; NO VISUAL CUES (LIGHTS) DUE TO DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS;…

## 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 19891225057559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891225057559A), Dec 25, 1989: Cessna 172N (N3353E), Washington Twp, NJ, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Flew into trees en route at night. No ground lights. Snow showers.

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