# N3263B: 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: November 17, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3263B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3263B

## Aircraft that carried N3263B

- [Cancelled 2014-11-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3263B-2014-11-17): Cessna 172M, S/N 17267079, built 1976. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Cansler George D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CANSLER%20GEORGE%20D), [Layton, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Layton)
- [Cancelled 1971-07-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3263B-1971-07-14): Piper PA-22-135, S/N 22-2084, built 1954. Owner: [Godfrey Sandy M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GODFREY%20SANDY%20M), [Lemon Springs, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Lemon%20Springs)

## NTSB investigations on N3263B (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 DEN87FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA014), Nov 4, 1986: Cessna 172M (N3263B), Bozeman, MT, destroyed, 3 fatal
- [NTSB IAD71FLJ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71FLJ23), May 9, 1971: Piper PA-22 (N3263B), Broadway, NC, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3263B (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 19861103053279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861103053279A), Nov 3, 1986: Cessna 172M (N3263B), Bozeman, MT, Destroyed, 2 fatal. The aircraft struck trees while spotting elk. Suspect the pilot became distracted and flew too low to recover.

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