# N3372Q: 1972 Cessna 421B, registration cancelled 2019-01-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 31, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 421B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (registry code 2076014)
- Engine: [Continental GTSI0-520-F-K](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsi0-520-f-k) (registry code 17031)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 421B0256
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 7, 1972
- Certificate issued: August 20, 2012
- Last registry action: March 15, 2015
- Mode S code: A3B27D
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Russell N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20RUSSELL%20N)
- Location: [Pensacola, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Pensacola)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.3379° N, 87.3784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32507, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3372Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3372Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3372Q-2019-01-31

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 20001031SH027](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20001031SH027), Sep 21, 2000: TORQUE TUBE. CRACKED. LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. FOUND LARGE CRACK AT LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TORQUE TUBE. NOTHING ABNORMAL WITH GEAR RIGGING, CRACKED FROM STRESS OF CO

## 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 ERA16LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA171), Apr 26, 2016: Cessna 421 (N3372Q), Foley, AL, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain proper takeoff speed before breaking ground, which resulted in the airplane’s failure to gain altitude and a collision with trees and terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 20160426004459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160426004459A), Apr 26, 2016: Cessna 421B (N3372Q), Foley, AL, Destroyed. On April 26, 216 at approximately 1420 hours local a Cessna 421B taxied to the runway to depart on a personal trip to west Georgia regional airport in mount…
- [Incident 20051024033339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051024033339I), Oct 24, 2005: Cessna 421B (N3372Q), Houma, LA, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot was landing at Houma airport, in Houma, LA when upon touch down and nearly stopped the left gear folded up and laid the wing down on the runway…
- [Incident 19981119042679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981119042679I), Nov 19, 1998: Cessna 421B (N3372Q), Williamsport, PA. (-5)New york operation center reported Cessna N3872Q, enroute from dkk to phl, diverted to Williamsport, Pennsylvania (ipt) due to electrical failure.…
- [Incident 19960406021109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960406021109I), Apr 6, 1996: Cessna 421B (N3372Q), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot stated that aircraft was free of contamination during pre-flight and taxi. He was cleared to runway 28R which had not been used prior to his…

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