# N3480E: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2014-09-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 8, 2014
- Exported to: Ecuador
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 17271564
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 30, 1978
- Certificate issued: October 31, 2012
- Last registry action: October 31, 2012
- Mode S code: A3DD63
- Owner when cancelled: [Costa Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COSTA%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Painted Post, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Painted%20Post)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1604° N, 77.1275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 14870, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3480E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3480E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3480E-2014-09-08

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 ERA10LA377](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA377), Jul 24, 2010: Cessna 172N (N3480E), Waynesboro, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the short-field takeoff procedures published in the Pilot's Operating Handbook.

## 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 20100724039389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100724039389A), Jul 24, 2010: Cessna 172N (N3480E), Waynesboro, VA, Substantial damage. After takeoff from a short runway (2,000 feet paved and 400 feet grass area prior to paved portion) under hot temperature 37 degrees celsius, density altitude…

## Other aircraft with N3480E

- [Cancelled 1955-10-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3480E-1955-10-04): Aeronca 11AC, S/N 11AC-1768. Owner: [Hennig John](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HENNIG%20JOHN), [Columbus, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Columbus)

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