# N45273: 1941 Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3, registration cancelled 2017-06-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 7, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/naval-aircraft-factory-n3n-3) (registry code 6120202)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-2-569](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-2-569) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2793
- Year built: 1941
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: September 2, 1955
- Certificate issued: July 31, 2000
- Last registry action: July 16, 2008
- Mode S code: A57CF3
- Owner when cancelled: [Blue Sky Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLUE%20SKY%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Higley, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Higley)
- Physical address: [Highley, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Highley)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3229° N, 111.7196° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85236, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45273
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=45273
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45273-2017-06-07

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 UNK64X3746](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3746), Sep 2, 1964: Navy N3N3 (N45273), Gilbert, AZ, substantial damage

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