# N3359Q: 1972 Cessna 421B, registration cancelled 2007-05-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 17, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Cessna 421B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (registry code 2076014)
- Engine: [Continental GTSIO-520-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (registry code 17035)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7CE), [TCDS E7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E7CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 421B0243
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 1, 1972
- Certificate issued: April 9, 1986
- Last registry action: April 5, 2004
- Mode S code: A3AC04
- Owner when cancelled: [Fay-Hof Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FAY-HOF%20INC)
- Location: [Chesapeake, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Chesapeake)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.7517° N, 76.2176° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23320, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3359Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3359Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3359Q-2007-05-17

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 421B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b.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 BFO90LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA014), Nov 28, 1989: Cessna 421B (N3359Q), Chesapeake, VA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE TO THE RUNWAY, WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO LAND. THE LIGHT CONDITION AT DUSK WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## 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 19891128047449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891128047449A), Nov 28, 1989: Cessna 421B (N3359Q), Chesapeake, VA, Destroyed. Struck trees short of runway on visual approach.

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