N3842J is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Canadair F-86E MK.6 built in 1953. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 21, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Canadair F-86E MK.6 cancelled June 21, 2017
- Serial number
- 1480
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Turbojet
- Year built
- 1953
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- August 15, 1991
- Last FAA action
- January 16, 2007
- Last owner
- National Airshows INC (Corporation)
New Bern, NC - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Exhibition
Cessna T188C cancelled April 15, 1981
- Serial number
- T18803674T
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1980
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Finland
- Certificate issued
- September 2, 1980
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Cessna Aircraft CO (Corporation)
Zaventem, - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N3842J
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Canadair F-86E MK.6 · serial 1480
THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PLANNING/DECISION CONCERNING PERFORMANCE OF AN AEROBATIC MANEUVER, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE/CLEARANCE ABOVE THE RUNWAY DURING RECOVERY FROM THE MANEUVER. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S LOWER TOLERANCE TO 'G'S' (PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITION) BY NOT WEARING A 'G' SUIT (MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT).
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