N3FS is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 0-1A built in 1971. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 13, 2008. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
N3FS is reserved by a private party since September 15, 2026. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on July 15, 2027.
Cessna 0-1A cancelled August 13, 2008
- Serial number
- 51-12683
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1971
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- February 22, 1972
- Last FAA action
- March 21, 2006
- Last owner
- Usda Forest Service Fepp (Government)
Raleigh, NC - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N3FS
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 0-1A · serial 51-1268
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control which resulted in an ground loop, and subsequent collision with ground.
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