# N3201U: 1940 North American NA-64

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [North American NA-64](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-na-64) (registry code 6400452, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Wright 975 A B D&E](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-975-a-b-d-e) (registry code 67012)
- Serial number: 64-2202
- Year built: 1940
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: May 8, 1992
- Certificate issued: October 7, 2020
- Expires: October 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A370DE
- Registered owner: [Southwest Aircraft LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHWEST%20AIRCRAFT%20LLC)
- Location: [Fairacres, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Fairacres)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3047° N, 106.8366° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairacres, NM, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3201U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3201U

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 (North American NA-64)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Wright 975 A B D&E)

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 LAX92LA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA363), Aug 23, 1992: North American NA-64 (N3201U), Bakersfield, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: LEAKAGE OF BRAKE FLUID FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE ONTO THE BRAKE LINING AND DRUM.

## 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 19920823032829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920823032829A), Aug 23, 1992: Namer NA64 (N3201U), Bakersfield, CA, Substantial damage. Lost left brake on landing. Ground looped. Automotive brake fluid had corroded brake cylinder. Leaked fluid.

## 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 N3201U

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N3201U before.

- [Cancelled 1989-11-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3201U-1989-11-21): Mooney M20J, S/N 240570. Triennial form not returned

## Related

- Other North American NA-64 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-na-64/aircraft.md
- The Wright 975 A B D&E engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-975-a-b-d-e.md

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