# N3EF: 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: January 30, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3EF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3EF

## Aircraft that carried N3EF

- [Cancelled 2013-01-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3EF-2013-01-30): Piper PA-23, S/N 23-938, built 1957. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [New Castle, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/New%20Castle)

## NTSB investigations on N3EF (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 NYC90LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA162), Jul 16, 1990: Piper PA-23-150 (N3EF), Radnow Township, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: WIRE STRIKE DURING AN OFF AIRPORT FORCED LANDING IN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE A POWER LOSS, CAUSED BY AN ENGINE OIL LEAK.
- [NTSB CHI73FEC06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEC06), Sep 10, 1972: Beech 56TC (N3EF), Clarkston, MI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3EF (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 19900716026319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900716026319A), Jul 16, 1990: Piper PA23 (N3EF), Radnor Township, PA, Destroyed. Oil leak in right engine. Secured same but unable maintain altitude. Landing on closed hiway section struck wires.

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