# N3261: 1927 Pitcairn PA-4

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Pitcairn PA-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitcairn-pa-4) (registry code 7180102, 3 seats)
- Engine: [Wright CURTISS OX5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-curtiss-ox5) (registry code 67002)
- Data sheets: [TCDS TC 2-21](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%202-21) (Pitcairn Autogyro Co.), [TCDS Group 2 Curtiss OX-5](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/Group%202%20Curtiss%20OX-5) (Wright Aeronautical Division Curtiss-Wright Corporation) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 5
- Year built: 1927
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 26, 1990
- Certificate issued: April 16, 1998
- Expires: January 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A38715
- Registered owner: [Armstrong Robert K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARMSTRONG%20ROBERT%20K)
- Location: [Rawlings, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Rawlings)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.5229° N, 78.9277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 21557, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3261
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3261

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 (Pitcairn PA-4)

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 ERA12LA555](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA555), Sep 9, 2012: Pitcairn PA-4 (N3261), Rawlings, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, which resulted from a fuel outlet in the fuel tank that was blocked by peeled debris from a previously approved fuel tank sealer.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N3261.

## 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.

## Related

- Other Pitcairn PA-4 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/pitcairn-pa-4/aircraft.md
- The Wright CURTISS OX5 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-curtiss-ox5.md

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