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N3865K

N3865K is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-140 built in 1967. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 16, 2023. The last status on file was "registration pending, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

N3865K is reserved by a private party since September 16, 2023. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.

Piper PA-28-140 cancelled September 16, 2023

Serial number
28-23754
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1967
Last status
Registration pending, canceled
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
May 3, 2022
Last owner
Registration Pending (Individual)
Katy, TX
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

Temco GC-1B cancelled June 7, 1949

Serial number
3565
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
September 20, 1948
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Rutherford A H (Individual)
Seattle, WA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N3865K

CEN22FA067Accident on December 9, 2021 at Houston, TX: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper Aircraft PA 28-140 · serial 28-23754

The student pilot’s decision to depart into night instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a loss of airplane control.

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