# N3388E: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2002-07-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 27, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 17271527
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 14, 1978
- Certificate issued: September 19, 1981
- Last registry action: June 18, 2002
- Mode S code: A3B6FC
- Owners when cancelled: [Arndt Carl W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARNDT%20CARL%20W), [Arndt Lou](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARNDT%20LOU)
- Location: [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.5661° N, 112.0556° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85020, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3388E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3388E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3388E-2002-07-27

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 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 LAX89LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA107), Feb 12, 1989: Cessna 172N (N3388E), Deer Valley, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO RAISE THE WING FLAPS DURING THE ABORTED LANDING, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING THE CLIMBING RIGHT TURN.

## 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 19890212002089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890212002089A), Feb 12, 1989: Cessna 172N (N3388E), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Settled to runway, bounced twice using up runway. Began go around. Impacted on turnout nose down.

## Other aircraft with N3388E

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3388E-undated): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC-6806(E31014), built 1947. Owner: [Aeronca Aircraft Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERONCA%20AIRCRAFT%20CORPORATION), [Middletown, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Middletown)

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