# N3165W: 1997 Carlos TUKAN

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Carlos TUKAN](https://openairdocs.org/model/carlos-tukan) (registry code 0590139, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 503UL](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503ul) (registry code 55565)
- Serial number: A10CWB
- Year built: 1997
- Type: Weight-shift-control
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: April 7, 2007
- Certificate issued: February 16, 2007
- Expires: July 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A36037
- Registered owner: [Bell Charles W Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20CHARLES%20W%20JR)
- Location: [Edison, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Edison)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.5143° N, 74.3931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 08817, 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=3165W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3165W

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 (Carlos TUKAN)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 503UL)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N3165W.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N3165W.

## 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 N3165W

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N3165W before.

- [Cancelled 1999-11-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3165W-1999-11-02): Beech F33A, S/N CE-481. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Higgins William L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HIGGINS%20WILLIAM%20L), [Saratoga, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Saratoga)

## Related

- Other Carlos TUKAN aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/carlos-tukan/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 503UL engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503ul.md

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