# N3944U: Cruz Ismael SE5A REPLICA, registration cancelled 2014-12-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 2, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cruz Ismael SE5A REPLICA](https://openairdocs.org/model/cruz-ismael-se5a-replica) (registry code 05663BS)
- Engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-252](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 074140
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 24, 1986
- Certificate issued: January 9, 2004
- Last registry action: February 8, 2010
- Mode S code: A4949C
- Owner when cancelled: [Steinke Gary H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEINKE%20GARY%20H)
- Location: [Irvine, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Irvine)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7066° N, 117.7569° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92620, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3944U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3944U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3944U-2014-12-02

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 Cruz Ismael SE5A REPLICA: https://openairdocs.org/model/cruz-ismael-se5a-replica.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 WPR10LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA010), Oct 9, 2009: Cruz SE5A Replica (N3944U), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during initial climb, which resulted in a stall/spin and impact with the ground.

## 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 20091009021709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091009021709A), Oct 9, 2009: Amtr SE5A (N3944U), Phoenix, AZ, Destroyed. Pilot took off from dvt airport from runway 25. Upon reaching the end of the runway the dvt tower cleared the pilot to turn to the north. The pilot initial…

## Other aircraft with N3944U

- [Cancelled 1970-12-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3944U-1970-12-23): Cessna 150E, S/N 15061344. Exported to Jordan. Owner: [General Services Administration](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GENERAL%20SERVICES%20ADMINISTRATION), [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)

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