N3697Q is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Beech A23-24. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 30, 1992. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Beech A23-24 cancelled January 30, 1992
- Serial number
- MA280
- 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 7, 1988
- Last FAA action
- December 21, 1991
- Last owner
- Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary INC (Corporation)
Dunedin, FL - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N3697Q
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beech A23-24 · serial MA-280
FUEL STARVATION DUE TO THE CFI DEPLETING THE FUEL SUPPLY FROM ONE OF TWO TANKS AND FAILING TO SELECT THE FULLEST TANK FOR LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE CFI'S IMPROPER DECISION TO TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT WHEN INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE WAS AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE THE MANEUVER.
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