# N87598: 1946 Republic RC-3, registration cancelled 2013-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Republic RC-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/republic-rc-3) (registry code 3080202)
- Engine: [Franklin 6A8 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a8-series) (registry code 27030)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-769](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-769), [TCDS E-242](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-242) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 167
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 31, 1953
- Certificate issued: May 3, 1956
- Last registry action: July 8, 2009
- Mode S code: AC0C9D
- Owner when cancelled: [Merkle William C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MERKLE%20WILLIAM%20C)
- Location: [Pennsauken, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Pennsauken)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.9493° N, 75.0495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 08109, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87598
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=87598
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87598-2013-05-15

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 Republic RC-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/republic-rc-3.md

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