N3438Q is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 320E built in 1966. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 12, 2006. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Cessna 320E cancelled July 12, 2006
- Serial number
- 320E0038
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1966
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- November 16, 1988
- Last FAA action
- October 21, 2003
- Last owner
- Karr Percy F DBA (Individual)
Missoula, MT - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N3438Q
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 320E · serial 320E0038
Terrain clearance was not possible as a result of a right engine failure. Factors contributing to the accident included the rising terrain, foreign material being ingested into the engine's turbocharger, which obstructed the turbocharger's impeller, the failure of company maintenance personnel to ensure that the air filter instruction sheet was removed after maintenance had been completed on the airplane, and the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and decision in taking off in excess of the airplane's maximum certificated gross takeoff weight.
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