N3KJ is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an American Champion Aircraft 8KCAB. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 30, 2022. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
N3KJ is reserved by a private party since July 30, 2022. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
American Champion Aircraft 8KCAB cancelled July 30, 2022
- Serial number
- 765-96
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- April 22, 2019
- Last FAA action
- April 22, 2019
- Last owner
- Gruver John G (Individual)
Ellicott City, MD - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Jeffers K W VARIEZE cancelled January 9, 1991
- Serial number
- 848
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- July 2, 1985
- Last FAA action
- June 28, 1988
- Last owner
- Malcomb Rodney A (Individual)
Omaha, NE - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N3KJ
Aircraft on the NTSB record: K. W. Jeffers VARIEZE · serial 848
PILOT USED POOR JUDGEMENT IN ATTEMPTING AEROBATICS WITH INADEQUATE ALTITUDE WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE A LOW PASS PERFORMED, OVER CONFIDENCE IN PERSONAL ABILITY AND OSTENTATIOUS DISPLAY BY THE PIC.
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