# N3223S: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: June 2, 1995
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3223S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3223S

## Aircraft that carried N3223S

- [Cancelled 1995-06-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3223S-1995-06-02): Hughes 369HS, S/N 110291S. Exported to New Zealand. Owner: [Autorotate Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AUTOROTATE%20INC), [Austin, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Austin)
- [Cancelled 1992-02-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3223S-1992-02-19): Cessna 182G, S/N 18255723. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Mcafee Claude B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCAFEE%20CLAUDE%20B), [Portales, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Portales)

## NTSB investigations on N3223S (2)

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 DEN91FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA130), Sep 16, 1991: Cessna 182G (N3223S), Elida, NM, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION FOR THE FLIGHT AND HIS SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. A FACTOR WAS: HEAVY FOG AND LOW CEILING.
- [NTSB MIA69D0065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0065), Jul 5, 1968: Cessna 182G (N3223S), Newberry, SC, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3223S (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 19910916040509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910916040509A), Sep 16, 1991: Cessna 182G (N3223S), Elida, NM, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Flew into near zero IMC. Lost control. High speed impact level field. Aircraft burned. No record IFR or hood time.

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