# N48605: 1941 Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR, registration cancelled 2018-03-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 26, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-aeronautical-st3kr) (registry code 7830502)
- Engine: [Kinner R5 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-r5-series) (registry code 37504)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-749](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-749) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1585
- Year built: 1941
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 9, 1957
- Certificate issued: March 8, 1968
- Last registry action: March 20, 2014
- Mode S code: A60159
- Owners when cancelled: [Wilson Melbourne John DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILSON%20MELBOURNE%20JOHN%20DBA), [C And M Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/C%20AND%20M%20CO)
- Location: [Cedar Rapids, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Cedar%20Rapids)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.0232° N, 91.6596° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 52402, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48605
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=48605
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48605-2018-03-26

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 Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR: https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-aeronautical-st3kr.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 MKC69F0136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0136), Aug 25, 1968: Ryan ST-3KR (N48605), Troy Mills, IA, destroyed

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