N3786A is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Biesemeier David I SMYTH SIDEWINDER built in 1981. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 1, 2015. The last status on file was "second notice for registration renewal". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Biesemeier David I SMYTH SIDEWINDER cancelled April 1, 2015
- Serial number
- 212581
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1981
- Last status
- Second notice for registration renewal
- Certificate issued
- September 15, 1980
- Last FAA action
- April 9, 2012
- Last owner
- Biesemeier David I (Individual)
Loveland, CO - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
Piper PA-18-135 cancelled February 5, 1979
- Serial number
- 18-3391
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- June 13, 1961
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Oonk George B (Individual)
Saint Louis, MO - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N3786A
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Biesemeier David I SMYTH SIDEWINDER · serial 212581
The pilot’s abrupt maneuver, which exceeded the structural limits of the left wing and resulted in its in-flight separation.
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