# N3ZX: 1989 Gearn Geary D SWEARINGEN SX300, registration cancelled 2013-07-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 18, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Gearn Geary D SWEARINGEN SX300](https://openairdocs.org/model/gearn-geary-d-swearingen-sx300) (registry code 0568005)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 25
- Year built: 1989
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 18, 1989
- Certificate issued: June 21, 2004
- Last registry action: July 15, 2010
- Mode S code: A31CF5
- Owner when cancelled: [Gearn Geary D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GEARN%20GEARY%20D)
- Location: [Hereford, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Hereford)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.8999° N, 102.5148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79045, within about 19 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3ZX
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3ZX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3ZX-2013-07-18

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 Gearn Geary D SWEARINGEN SX300: https://openairdocs.org/model/gearn-geary-d-swearingen-sx300.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 CEN11LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA066), Nov 10, 2010: Gearn Geary D Swearingen SX300 (N3ZX), Milford, IA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of control for undetermined reasons.

## 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 20101110052269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101110052269A), Nov 10, 2010: Gearn Geary SWEARINGEN (N3ZX), Milford, IA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On November 10, 2010, at approximately 13:53 CST, a Swearingen (SX-300) (amateur built) crashed in an open field approximately 4 miles sw of the Milford, Iowa…

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