# N3EV: Piper PA-23-150, registration cancelled 1998-04-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 8, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-23-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-150) (registry code 7102303)
- Serial number: 231084
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: January 17, 1998
- Last registry action: January 17, 1998
- Mode S code: A31B18
- Owner when cancelled: [Fitchburg Colonial Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FITCHBURG%20COLONIAL%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Fitchburg, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Fitchburg)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.5849° N, 71.8169° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 01420, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3EV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3EV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3EV-1998-04-08

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 Piper PA-23-150: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-150.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 NYC98FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98FA024), Oct 31, 1997: Piper PA-23-150 (N3EV), Fitchburg, MA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's inadequate in-flight decision and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a loss of control. Contributing was the flight instructor's failure to follow…

## 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 19971031031589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971031031589A), Oct 31, 1997: Piper PA23160 (N3EV), Fitchburg, MA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. CFI failed left engine on final. Low. Began go around gear down due pump on left engine. Below VMC. Crashed. Burned (.4) the flight was the second multi-engine…

## Other aircraft with N3EV

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3EV): Aeronca 11BC, S/N 11BC-144, built 1947

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