# N3169V: 1947 Beech 35, registration cancelled 2013-10-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 23, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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-602
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: December 14, 1955
- Certificate issued: June 24, 1983
- Last registry action: July 4, 1986
- Mode S code: A360C2
- Owner when cancelled: [Reffitt Robert J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REFFITT%20ROBERT%20J)
- Location: [Port Gibson, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Port%20Gibson)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.9872° N, 90.9851° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 39150, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3169V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3169V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3169V-2013-10-23

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 LAX89LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA176), Apr 30, 1989: Beech 35 (N3169V), Sierraville, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S ATTEMPT TO LAND DOWNWIND ON THE RUNWAY AND THE INABILITY TO ATTAIN A CLIMB AFTER ABORTING THE LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL AND UNCONTROLLED DESCENT INTO THE GROUND.

## 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 19890430010359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890430010359A), Apr 30, 1989: Beech 35BEECH (N3169V), Sierraville, CA, Destroyed. A gust of wind lifted a wing on touchdown. Began go around in nose high altitude stalled and impacted the runway.

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