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N3157V

N3157V is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Suter William A BLUEBIRD built in 2005. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 13, 2016. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Suter William A BLUEBIRD cancelled July 13, 2016

Serial number
001
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
2005
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
April 28, 2005
Last FAA action
August 9, 2013
Last owner
Suter William A (Individual)
Akron, OH
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

Beech 35 cancelled September 5, 2002

Serial number
D-587
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1947
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
December 3, 1999
Last FAA action
December 3, 1999
Last owner
Wason Kelly D (Individual)
Hico, TX
Airworthiness
Standard

NTSB accident and incident record under N3157V

FTW02FA155Accident on May 20, 2002 at Stephenville, TX: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beech BE-35 · serial D-587

The pilot's failure to maintain control and adequate airspeed, resulting in the inadvertent stall/spin. A contributing factor was the low altitude.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site