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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N3278D

N3278D is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a North American/Aero Classics P-51D. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 20, 1997. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

North American/Aero Classics P-51D cancelled August 20, 1997

Serial number
4473216
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
March 10, 1987
Last FAA action
May 21, 1997
Last owner
Meylan Enterprises INC (Corporation)
Omaha, NE
Airworthiness
None on file

Cessna 180 cancelled November 2, 1955

Serial number
32076
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Cessna Aircraft CO (Corporation)
Wichita, KS
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N3278D

CHI87DEM09Accident on June 26, 1987 at Ludington, MI: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: North American P-51D · serial 44-73216

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site