# N3942C: 1976 Cessna 404, registration cancelled 2012-11-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 14, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 404](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-404) (registry code 2075901)
- Engine: [Continental GTSI0-520-F-K](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsi0-520-f-k) (registry code 17031)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A25CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A25CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 404-0011
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 28, 1976
- Certificate issued: July 21, 1978
- Last registry action: March 3, 1997
- Mode S code: A49446
- Owner when cancelled: [Dent Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DENT%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0967° N, 93.2537° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55432, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3942C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3942C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3942C-2012-11-14

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 404: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-404.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19781207022759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781207022759I), Dec 7, 1978: Cessna 404CESSNA (N3942C), Dixon, IL. Aircraft collected heavy mixed ice, de-ice equipment not able to clear. Pilot landed due to aerodynamic buffett.

## Other aircraft with N3942C

- [Cancelled 1952-01-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3942C-1952-01-02): Vernon Payne KNIGHT AIRE, S/N 1. Owner: [Bell W C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20W%20C), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

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