# N45217: 1941 Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3, registration cancelled 2020-01-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 16, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/naval-aircraft-factory-n3n-3) (registry code 6120202)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney WJR-B-S-T](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-wjr-b-s-t) (registry code 52007)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-2-569](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-2-569) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 4506
- Year built: 1941
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A57C25
- Owner when cancelled: [Modesitt Avn Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MODESITT%20AVN%20CO%20INC)
- Location: [Gilbert, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Gilbert)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3655° N, 111.7397° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85234, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45217
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=45217
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45217-2020-01-16

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 UNK64X2084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2084), Jun 3, 1964: Navy N3N (N45217), Gilbert, AZ, substantial damage

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