# N3FC: 2008 Christensen Steve WHEELER EXPRESS, registration cancelled 2016-04-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 21, 2016
- Status when cancelled: Second renewal notice
- Airframe: [Christensen Steve WHEELER EXPRESS](https://openairdocs.org/model/christensen-steve-wheeler-express) (registry code 05619A7)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540-C4B5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-c4b5) (registry code 41651)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1001
- Year built: 2008
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Wheeler Acft Co WHEELER EXPRESS
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 25, 2008
- Certificate issued: January 19, 2005
- Last registry action: April 9, 2013
- Mode S code: A31B20
- Owner when cancelled: [Christensen Steven J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHRISTENSEN%20STEVEN%20J)
- Location: [Pipestone, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Pipestone)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.0538° N, 96.3330° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 56164, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3FC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3FC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3FC-2016-04-21

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 Christensen Steve WHEELER EXPRESS: https://openairdocs.org/model/christensen-steve-wheeler-express.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 CEN15FA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA321), Jul 28, 2015: Christensen Steve Wheeler Express (N3FC), Holland, MN, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a high-pitch, steep right turn, which resulted in the exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack and a subsequent aerodynamic…

## 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 20150727011829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150727011829A), Jul 27, 2015: Christensen Steve WHEELER EXPRESS (N3FC), Holland, MN, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Aircraft accident occurred in a field near Holland, MN under unknown circumstances. Pilot and 2 passengers were fatally injured in the accident.

## Other aircraft with N3FC

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3FC-undated): Cessna A185F, S/N 18502148. Triennial form not returned

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