# N3FC: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: April 21, 2016
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3FC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3FC

## Aircraft that carried N3FC

- [Cancelled 2016-04-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3FC-2016-04-21): Christensen Steve WHEELER EXPRESS, S/N 1001, built 2008. Second renewal notice. Owner: [Christensen Steven J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHRISTENSEN%20STEVEN%20J), [Pipestone, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Pipestone)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3FC-undated): Cessna A185F, S/N 18502148. Triennial form not returned

## NTSB investigations on N3FC (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 CEN15FA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA321), Jul 28, 2015: Christensen Steve Wheeler Express (N3FC), Holland, MN, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a high-pitch, steep right turn, which resulted in the exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack and a subsequent aerodynamic…
- [NTSB ANC77DAA54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAA54), Sep 4, 1977: Cessna 185F (N3FC), Bettles, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3FC (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 20150727011829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150727011829A), Jul 27, 2015: Christensen Steve WHEELER EXPRESS (N3FC), Holland, MN, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Aircraft accident occurred in a field near Holland, MN under unknown circumstances. Pilot and 2 passengers were fatally injured in the accident.
- [Accident 19770904027929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770904027929A), Sep 4, 1977: Cessna A185F (N3FC), Bettles, AK, Substantial damage. Hole in bottom of r float,contained water.

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