# N3737A: 1953 Piper PA-22-135, registration cancelled 2007-09-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 19, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 22-1980
- Year built: 1953
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 16, 1956
- Certificate issued: November 4, 2005
- Last registry action: November 4, 2005
- Mode S code: A4423E
- Owners when cancelled: [Grof Dave A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GROF%20DAVE%20A), [Grof Shari L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GROF%20SHARI%20L)
- Location: [Tecumseh, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Tecumseh)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 40.3552° N, 96.2262° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 68450, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3737A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3737A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3737A-2007-09-19

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 CHI07LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA191), Jul 4, 2007: Piper PA-22-135 (N3737A), Johnson, NE, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the left wing's lift strut, which resulted in the separation of the left wing, and the subsequent airplane control not being possible. Factors were the overdue annual inspection, the…

## 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 20070704012899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070704012899A), Jul 4, 2007: Piper PA22135 (N3737A), Johnson, NE, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On July 4, 2007, the pilot of a Piper pacer PA-22-135, N3737A, took off from the tecumseh NE, airport, and flew over his home at Johnson, NE. After…

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