# N3606A: 1953 Piper PA-22-135, registration cancelled 2022-07-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 30, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A6), [TCDS E-229](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-229) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 22-1866
- Year built: 1953
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 14, 1956
- Certificate issued: April 23, 2019
- Last registry action: April 23, 2019
- Mode S code: A40F77
- Owner when cancelled: [Hans Christopher R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HANS%20CHRISTOPHER%20R)
- Location: [Fargo, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Fargo)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.7932° N, 96.8384° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 58104, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3606A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3606A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3606A-2022-07-30

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 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 CEN21LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA044), Nov 8, 2020: Piper PA-22-135 (N3606A), Dunn Center, ND, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot’s decision to depart into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of control.

## 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 20201107015449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201107015449A), Nov 7, 2020: Piper PA-22-135 (N3606A), Dunn Center, ND, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The VFR aircraft departed an unimproved airstrip at night in fog and low overcast. The airstrip owner and primary witness, followed the aircraft with his truck…

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