# N3280: Smelko CVJETKOVIC CA-65, registration cancelled 2000-07-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 26, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Smelko CVJETKOVIC CA-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/smelko-cvjetkovic-ca-65) (registry code 05611ER)
- Serial number: B1003J
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 10, 1986
- Last registry action: November 18, 1989
- Mode S code: A38E60
- Owner when cancelled: [Parker Joseph R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PARKER%20JOSEPH%20R)
- Location: [Norwalk, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Norwalk)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.2165° N, 82.5778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 44857, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3280
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3280
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3280-2000-07-26

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Smelko CVJETKOVIC CA-65: https://openairdocs.org/model/smelko-cvjetkovic-ca-65.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 CHI85LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA154), Apr 7, 1985: Smelko Cvjetkovic CA-65 (N3280), Ravenna, OH, substantial damage

## 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 19850407033389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850407033389A), Apr 7, 1985: Amtrck CA65 (N3280), Ravenna, OH, Substantial damage. Engine quit on final due to failure of pilot to transfer fuel from rear tank. Aircraft nosed over in muddy field.

## Other aircraft with N3280

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3280): DJI AGRAS T40, S/N 64TBK8L001005C

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