# N3380Q: 1972 Cessna 421B, registration cancelled 2012-10-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 3, 2012
- 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: 421B0264
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 14, 1972
- Certificate issued: July 23, 2002
- Last registry action: June 15, 2011
- Mode S code: A3B5EE
- Owner when cancelled: [Vagus Group Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAGUS%20GROUP%20INC)
- Location: [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8697° N, 84.4173° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30327, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3380Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3380Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3380Q-2012-10-03

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 (2)

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

- [SDR 95ZZZX6383](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX6383), Oct 17, 1995: CYLINDER. CRACKED. FOUND THREE CYLINDERS CRACKED BETWEEN THE SPARK PLUG AND INJECTOR HOLES. SUBMITTER STATED CRACKS MAY BE CAUSED BY OVERTORQUING THE INJECTOR NOZZLES OR POSSIBLY 
- [SDR 95ZZZX6381](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX6381), Oct 17, 1995: PISTON. WRONG PART. FOUND 11 OUT OF 12 CYLINDERS WITH THIS P/N PISTON WHICH IS NOT APPROVED FOR USE IN GTSIO520 ENGINES. PISTONS WERE SENT FROM ECI AS PART OF A GTSIO-520 CYLINDER 

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 FTW85LQG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LQG01), Apr 19, 1985: Cessna 421B (N3380Q), Amarillo, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB ATL83FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA073), Dec 23, 1982: Cessna 421B (N3380Q), Fort Payne, AL, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA77DYA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYA12), Feb 23, 1977: Cessna 421B (N3380Q), Soda Springs, ID, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19850419013629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850419013629A), Apr 19, 1985: Cessna 421B (N3380Q), Amarillo, TX, Substantial damage. Left main gear collapsed during landing roll. Bolt backed out of down lock arm.
- [Accident 19821223066799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821223066799A), Dec 23, 1982: Cessna 421B (N3380Q), Ft Payne, AL, Substantial damage. Right main landing gear collapsed due to incorrect washer P/NAN9605/16 installed in scissors assembly.
- [Accident 19770223004169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770223004169A), Feb 23, 1977: Cessna 421B (N3380Q), Soda Springs, ID, Substantial damage. Drop in manifold PR at 98MPH,aborted tkof. Elev 5842FT.rwy length 3500FT.

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