# N136E: 1928 Command-Aire 3C-3

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Command-Aire 3C-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/command-aire-3c-3) (registry code 2350102, 3 seats)
- Engine: [Wright CURTISS OX5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-curtiss-ox5) (registry code 67002)
- Data sheets: [TCDS Group 2 Curtiss OX-5](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/Group%202%20Curtiss%20OX-5) (Wright Aeronautical Division Curtiss-Wright Corporation) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 532
- Year built: 1928
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 14, 1991
- Certificate issued: August 30, 2018
- Expires: August 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A091DF
- Registered owner: [Nichols Charles F Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NICHOLS%20CHARLES%20F%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Baldwin Park, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Baldwin%20Park)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0974° N, 117.9683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91706, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=136E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N136E

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Command-Aire 3C-3)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Wright CURTISS OX5)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI92LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA162), Jun 4, 1992: Commander C3C (N136E), Grain Valley, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE JAMMED (KINKED) CHOKE PLATE CONTROL CABLE, WHICH RESULTED IN REDUCED POWER AND COLLISION WITH RISING TERRAIN.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19920604019369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920604019369A), Jun 4, 1992: Coaire 3C3 (N136E), Grain Valley, MO, Substantial damage. Lost power on climbout. Impacted trees on rising terrain. Carb choke plates tuck near closed due kink in choke cable

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N136E

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N136E before.

- [Cancelled 1951-12-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N136E-1951-12-20): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T40-250. Owner: [Leder Robert W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEDER%20ROBERT%20W), [Philomath, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Philomath)

## Related

- Other Command-Aire 3C-3 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/command-aire-3c-3/aircraft.md
- The Wright CURTISS OX5 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-curtiss-ox5.md

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