# N3353M: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: October 3, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3353M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3353M

## Aircraft that carried N3353M

- [Cancelled 2012-10-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3353M-2012-10-03): Piper PA-12, S/N 12-2050, built 1947. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [North Texas Flyers Association](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTH%20TEXAS%20FLYERS%20ASSOCIATION), [Sanger, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Sanger)

## NTSB investigations on N3353M (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 FTW89FA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA127), Jul 3, 1989: Piper PA-12 (N3353M), Sanger, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AT LOW ALTITUDE.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3353M (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 19890703019389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890703019389A), Jul 3, 1989: Piper STCPA12 (N3353M), Sanger, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Climbed out nose high, began a turn and entered a flat spin to ground impact. Temperature 80.

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