# N87522: Republic RC-3, registration cancelled 1971-01-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 5, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Republic RC-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/republic-rc-3) (registry code 3080202)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-769](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-769) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 79
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 14, 1955
- Mode S code: AC0BA2
- Owner when cancelled: [Staehle Daniel L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STAEHLE%20DANIEL%20L)
- Location: [Berkeley Heights, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Berkeley%20Heights)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87522
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=87522
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87522-1971-01-05

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 Republic RC-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/republic-rc-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 CHI66F0068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0068), May 30, 1965: Republic RC3 (N87522), Gnadenhutten, OH, destroyed

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