# N3438Q: 1966 Cessna 320E, registration cancelled 2006-07-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 12, 2006
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 320E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320e) (registry code 2074514)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A25](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A25), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 320E0038
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 17, 1966
- Certificate issued: November 16, 1988
- Last registry action: October 21, 2003
- Mode S code: A3CBF2
- Owners when cancelled: [Karr Percy F DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KARR%20PERCY%20F%20DBA), [Montana Aerial Photography](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MONTANA%20AERIAL%20PHOTOGRAPHY)
- Location: [Missoula, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Missoula)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.8547° N, 114.0104° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59801, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3438Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3438Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3438Q-2006-07-12

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 320E: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320e.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 2005FA0001252](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2005FA0001252), Jun 21, 2005: AIR FILTER. FAILED. ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION FOUND RIGHT TURBO CHARGER COMPRESSOR INGESTED PAPER AND JAMMED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PAPER WAS THE INSTRUCTIONS AND APPLICATION CHA

## 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 SEA05FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05FA124), Jun 21, 2005: Cessna 320E (N3438Q), Missoula, MT, destroyed. Probable cause: Terrain clearance was not possible as a result of a right engine failure. Factors contributing to the accident included the rising terrain, foreign material being ingested into the engine's…

## 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 20050621011339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050621011339A), Jun 21, 2005: Cessna 320E (N3438Q), Missoula, MT, Destroyed. (-23) Aircraft departed runway 29 Missoula, montona. After lift-off and near the 2000 foot remaining marker the pilot reported that he lost the right engine.…

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