# N3659Z: 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, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3659Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3659Z

## Aircraft that carried N3659Z

- [Cancelled 2017-10-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3659Z-2017-10-03): Piper PA-22-150, S/N 22-7556, built 1960. Registration expired. Owner: [Byrne Donald L Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BYRNE%20DONALD%20L%20JR), [Lusby, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Lusby)

## NTSB investigations on N3659Z (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 ERA17LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA097), Jan 28, 2017: Piper PA22 (N3659Z), Georgetown, DE, destroyed. Probable cause: An in-flight fire for reasons that could not be determined due to extensive thermal damage to the airplane.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3659Z (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 20170128001289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170128001289A), Jan 28, 2017: Piper PA-22-150 (N3659Z), Georgetown, DE, Destroyed. Pilot took off using runway 28 from Delaware Coastal Airport (kged), as he climbed and reached 1400 feet, he noticed smoke coming from behind the instrument…

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