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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N3495

N3495 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cress Gerald W CRESS B-8-M. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 11, 1998. 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.

Cress Gerald W CRESS B-8-M cancelled September 11, 1998

Serial number
02
Type
Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
May 9, 1995
Last FAA action
April 15, 1998
Last owner
Cress Gerald W (Individual)
Waldo, FL
Airworthiness
None on file

Tiedens PITTS S1-C cancelled July 20, 1990

Serial number
1
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
—
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Withheld
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N3495

MIA97LA073Accident on January 24, 1997 at Williston, FL: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cress CRESS B-8-M (BENSEN) · serial 02

failure of the pilot to maintain rotor rpm, while maneuvering, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and collision with terrain.

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