# N3KJ: 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: July 30, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3KJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3KJ

## Aircraft that carried N3KJ

- [Cancelled 2022-07-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3KJ-2022-07-30): American Champion 8KCAB, S/N 765-96. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Gruver John G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRUVER%20JOHN%20G), [Ellicott City, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Ellicott%20City)
- [Cancelled 1991-01-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3KJ-1991-01-09): Jeffers K W VARIEZE, S/N 848. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Malcomb Rodney A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MALCOMB%20RODNEY%20A), [Omaha, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Omaha)

## NTSB investigations on N3KJ (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 MKC90DCJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90DCJ01), Jun 16, 1990: K. W. Jeffers Varieze (N3KJ), Brainard, NE, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT USED POOR JUDGEMENT IN ATTEMPTING AEROBATICS WITH INADEQUATE ALTITUDE WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE A LOW PASS PERFORMED, OVER CONFIDENCE IN PERSONAL…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3KJ (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 19900616021449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900616021449A), Jun 16, 1990: Amtrru VARIEZE (N3KJ), Brainard, NE, Destroyed, 1 fatal. At low altitude rolled left went inverted and crashed.

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