N3275M is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Schweizer 269C-1 built in 2003. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 8, 2012. The last status on file was "first notice for re-registration or renewal". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Schweizer 269C-1 cancelled May 8, 2012
- Serial number
- 0159
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2003
- Last status
- First notice for re-registration or renewal
- Certificate issued
- September 1, 2004
- Last FAA action
- September 18, 2007
- Last owner
- Aerial Resources LLC (Corporation)
Chesapeake, VA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Piper PA-12 cancelled October 15, 1974
- Serial number
- 12-2132
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- September 14, 1964
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- James W Schrorder (Individual)
Kotzebue, AK - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N3275M
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schweizer 269C-1 · serial 0159
The pilot's loss of aircraft control after encountering turbulence over a mountain range. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to obtain an Airmet for turbulence along the route of flight prior to departure and while enroute.
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