# N3653W: 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: August 9, 2010
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3653W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3653W

## Aircraft that carried N3653W

- [Cancelled 2010-08-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3653W-2010-08-09): Air Tractor AT-301, S/N 301-0274, built 1980. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Hopson Putz Dusting Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOPSON%20PUTZ%20DUSTING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Hearne, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Hearne)

## NTSB investigations on N3653W (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 FTW90DRG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DRG04), Jul 2, 1990: Air Tractor AT-301 (N3653W), Mission, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER CLEARANCE ABOVE THE CROPS HE WAS SPRAYING. A FACTOR WAS THE TREE INDUCED MECHANICAL TURBULENCE ENCOUNTERED DURING THE DESCENDING TURN.
- [NTSB LAX70DUJ36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70DUJ36), Jun 2, 1970: Piper PA-32 (N3653W), Fredonia, AZ, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3653W (2)

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 19900701023429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900701023429A), Jul 1, 1990: Airtrc AT301 (N3653W), Mission, TX, Substantial damage. Passing on lee side of trees on a spray run, caught a downdraft, tried to climb but a wing and gear caught in grain
- [Incident 19880802051159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880802051159I), Aug 2, 1988: Airtrc AT301 (N3653W), Harlingen, TX, Minor damage. Forced landing due to power loss after takeoff. Intentional ground loop to avoid canal. Exhaust valve pushrod broke

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