# N3157V: 1947 Beech 35, registration cancelled 2002-09-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 5, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502)
- Engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-777](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-777), [TCDS E-246](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-246) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: D-587
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 3, 1956
- Certificate issued: December 3, 1999
- Last registry action: December 3, 1999
- Mode S code: A35CC5
- Owner when cancelled: [Wason Kelly D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WASON%20KELLY%20D)
- Location: [Hico, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Hico)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.9447° N, 98.0280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76457, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3157V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3157V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3157V-2002-09-05

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Beech 35: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35.md

## NTSB investigations (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 FTW02FA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02FA155), May 20, 2002: Beech BE-35 (N3157V), Stephenville, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control and adequate airspeed, resulting in the inadvertent stall/spin. A contributing factor was the low altitude.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20020520012229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020520012229A), May 20, 2002: Beech 35BEECH (N3157V), Stephenville, TX, No damage, 2 fatal. (.19) On may 20, 2002, approximately 1050 central daylight time, a Beech BE-35 airplane, N3157V, registered to and operated by a private individual, was…

## Other aircraft with N3157V

- [Cancelled 2016-07-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3157V-2016-07-13): Suter William A BLUEBIRD, S/N 001, built 2005. Owner: [Suter William A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUTER%20WILLIAM%20A), [Akron, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Akron)

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