# N3226E: 1947 Aeronca 11AC, registration cancelled 2012-09-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 27, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Aeronca 11AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11ac) (registry code 0191102)
- Engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-761](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-761), [TCDS E-205](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 11AC-1574
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: September 12, 1955
- Certificate issued: July 25, 1988
- Last registry action: July 28, 1994
- Mode S code: A378ED
- Owner when cancelled: [Collins Gary D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COLLINS%20GARY%20D)
- Location: [Weatherford, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Weatherford)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7522° N, 97.7893° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76086, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3226E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3226E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3226E-2012-09-27

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Aeronca 11AC: https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11ac.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 FTW89FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA091), May 4, 1989: Aeronca 11AC (N3226E), Paradise, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED DURING THE FORCED LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL.

## 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 19890504010859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890504010859A), May 4, 1989: Bbavia 11AC (N3226E), Paradise, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Engine quit at low altitude student,pilot stalled during forced landing. Favorable for carburetor icing.

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