# N3472Q: Cessna 320E, registration cancelled 1996-03-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 9, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 320E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320e) (registry code 2074514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A25](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 320E0072
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: March 28, 1984
- Last registry action: January 17, 1996
- Mode S code: A3D9FC
- Owner when cancelled: [Keystone Aerial Surveys Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KEYSTONE%20AERIAL%20SURVEYS%20INC)
- Location: [Philadelphia, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Philadelphia)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0695° N, 75.0000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19114, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3472Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3472Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3472Q-1996-03-09

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 FTW94FA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA183), May 28, 1994: Cessna 320E (N3472Q), Battle Mountain, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN TERRAIN CLEARANCE WHILE MANEUVERING DURING A LOW LEVEL AERIAL MAPPING FLIGHT. A FACTOR WAS THE BOX CANYON.
- [NTSB SEA76FYC71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYC71), Sep 30, 1976: Cessna 320E (N3472Q), Hillsboro, OR, 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 19940528012779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940528012779A), May 28, 1994: Cessna 320E (N3472Q), Battle Mountain, NV, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Observed low level maneuvers in Mountain area. Heard impact. Mineral survey flight. Became boxed in box canyon.
- [Incident 19890308023289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890308023289I), Mar 8, 1989: Cessna 320E (N3472Q), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. Noise on gear retraction. No gear up or down safe light. Landed with nose gear unlocked. Idler bell crank broke.
- [Accident 19760930035649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760930035649A), Sep 30, 1976: Cessna 320E (N3472Q), Hillsboro, OR, Substantial damage. Nose gr not locked due malf uplock hook.

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