# N3243B: Piper PA-22-135, registration cancelled 1991-04-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 16, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 222073
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 20, 1984
- Last registry action: February 24, 1991
- Mode S code: A37FEF
- Owner when cancelled: [Pelczar Kenneth J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PELCZAR%20KENNETH%20J)
- Location: [Jacksonville, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Jacksonville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.2811° N, 81.5817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32216, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3243B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3243B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3243B-1991-04-16

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Piper PA-22-135: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135.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 MIA89LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA097), Mar 3, 1989: Piper PA-22-135 (N3243B), Jacksonville, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: AN UNSTABILIZED INSTRUMENT APPROACH WHEREIN THE PILOT DESCENDED BELOW THE MDA. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS INCLUDED AN INADEQUATELY EQUIPPED ACFT AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE.

## 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 19890302029219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890302029219A), Mar 2, 1989: Piper PA22135 (N3243B), Jacksonville, FL, Destroyed. Struck trees on ILS approach. No marker beacon or glide slope indicator. No biennial or required recent IFR flights

## Other aircraft with N3243B

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3243B): Raytheon A36, S/N E-3243, built 1999

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