# N3AU: 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: May 6, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3AU
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3AU

## Aircraft that carried N3AU

- [Cancelled 2015-05-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3AU-2015-05-06): Smith AEROSTAR 601P, S/N 61P-0435-162, built 1977. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Tropical Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TROPICAL%20AVIATION%20INC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3AU (3)

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.

- [Incident 19901127060589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901127060589I), Nov 27, 1990: Piper PA60601P (N3AU), Lancaster, PA. Mechanical malfunction on climb. Returned. Found exhaust leak at the left engine near turbocharger.
- [Incident 19901026057859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901026057859I), Oct 26, 1990: Piper PA60601P (N3AU), Buffalo, NY. NR1 engine fire warning. Emergency landing. Turbo charger exhaust gasket leaked hot gas on detector.
- [Incident 19890815050859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890815050859I), Aug 15, 1989: Piper PA60600 (N3AU), Parkersburg, WV. Left engine lost power at altitude. Returned to parksburg. Cause is unknown.

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