# N3656C: 1980 Air Tractor AT-301, registration cancelled 2018-10-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 27, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Air Tractor AT-301](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301) (registry code 0390103)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A9SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A9SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 301-0304
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: October 15, 1980
- Last registry action: December 5, 2017
- Mode S code: A4220C
- Location: [San Martin, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Martin)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.0993° N, 121.5992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95046, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3656C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3656C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3656C-2018-10-27

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 Air Tractor AT-301: https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301.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 98ZZZX1000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX1000), Feb 18, 1998: CYLINDER. CRACKED. THE NR 2 CYLINDER WAS FOUND CRACKED FROM THE REAR SPARK PLUG PORT TO THE FRONT SPARK PLUG PORT ON THE UPPER INTAKE SIDE OF THE CYLINDER HEAD.

## 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 LAX98LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA090), Feb 18, 1998: Air Tractor AT-301 (N3656C), Wasco, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot overboosting the engine on takeoff which resulted in a cracked cylinder and subsequent loss of engine power.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 20140623013969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140623013969I), Jun 23, 2014: Air Tractor Inc AT-301 (N3656C), CA, No damage. Commerical pilot was operating aircraft dispensing fertilizer over a rice field when the engine lost power. The pilot maneuvered the aircraft to land on a dirt…
- [Accident 19980217001319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980217001319A), Feb 17, 1998: Airtrc AT301 (N3656C), Wasco, CA, Substantial damage. On February 17, 1998, 1998, at 1734 hours pacific standard time, an air tractor AT-301, N3656C, lost power during the takeoff initial climb and collided with…

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