# N44861: Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3, registration cancelled 1968-06-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 14, 1968
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/naval-aircraft-factory-n3n-3) (registry code 6120202)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-2-569](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-2-569) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 14, 1959
- Mode S code: A56B99
- Owner when cancelled: [Pankratz Wallace B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PANKRATZ%20WALLACE%20B)
- Location: [Brawley, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Brawley)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44861
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=44861
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44861-1968-06-14

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/naval-aircraft-factory-n3n-3.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 LAX68D0396](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0396), Apr 26, 1968: Naval Fcty N3N-3 (N44861), Brawley, CA, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N44861

- [Cancelled 2014-09-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44861-2014-09-25): U S WIZARD T38BR503, S/N 66040. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [US Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/US%20INC), [Pompano Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Pompano%20Beach)

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