# N3994C: Cessna 404, registration cancelled 2012-11-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 15, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 404](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-404) (registry code 2075901)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A25CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A25CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 404-0021
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 6, 1977
- Certificate issued: March 13, 1980
- Last registry action: May 30, 1992
- Mode S code: A4A71F
- Owner when cancelled: [Hoecherl William V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOECHERL%20WILLIAM%20V)
- Location: [Ft Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ft%20Lauderdale)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 26.0605° N, 80.3696° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33331, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3994C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3994C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3994C-2012-11-15

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 404: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-404.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 MIA80FKT45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKT45), Apr 25, 1980: Cessna 404 (N3994C), Miami, FL, destroyed

## 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 19800425018329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800425018329A), Apr 25, 1980: Cessna 404CESSNA (N3994C), Miami, FL, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed during attempted night off-airport landing. Illegal dope hauling.
- [Incident 19790816031619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790816031619I), Aug 16, 1979: Cessna 404CESSNA (N3994C), Raleigh, NC, Minor damage. Aircraft being flown on ferry permit had a collapse of nose gear on landing. Nose gear tire was flat on landing.
- [Incident 19790529028369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790529028369I), May 29, 1979: Cessna 404CESSNA (N3994C), Louisburg, NC, Minor damage. Aircraft loaded with marijuana found abandoned after nose gear collapsed.

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