# N3497B: 1954 Beech E35, registration cancelled 2012-10-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 4, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech E35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e35) (registry code 1151512)
- Engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-777](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-777), [TCDS E-267](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-267) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: D-3715
- Year built: 1954
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: September 8, 1955
- Certificate issued: June 17, 2008
- Last registry action: June 17, 2008
- Mode S code: A3E20C
- Owner when cancelled: [Dixson James S II](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DIXSON%20JAMES%20S%20II)
- Location: [Gonzales, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Gonzales)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.4768° N, 97.4489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78629, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3497B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3497B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3497B-2012-10-04

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Beech E35: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e35.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 FTW70F0276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0276), Oct 20, 1969: Beech E35 (N3497B), Dell City, TX, substantial damage

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