N3480E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 8, 2014 when the aircraft was exported to Ecuador. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172N cancelled September 8, 2014
- Serial number
- 17271564
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1978
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Ecuador
- Certificate issued
- October 31, 2012
- Last FAA action
- October 31, 2012
- Last owner
- Costa Flying Service INC (Corporation)
Painted Post, NY - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Aeronca 11AC cancelled October 4, 1955
- Serial number
- 11AC-1768
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- January 7, 1952
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Hennig John (Individual)
Columbus, OH - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N3480E
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17271564
The pilot's failure to follow the short-field takeoff procedures published in the Pilot's Operating Handbook.
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