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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N3872E

N3872E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-23-250 built in 1976. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 2, 2013. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Piper PA-23-250 cancelled April 2, 2013

Serial number
27-7654197
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1976
Last status
Sale reported, canceled
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
October 3, 1995
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
Xxx, OK
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

Aeronca 7AC cancelled October 16, 1970

Serial number
7AC-7100
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
September 15, 1947
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Chicagoland Airport INC (Corporation)
Wheeling, IL
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N3872E

LAX86LA166Accident on April 8, 1986 at Mesa, AZ: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-23-250 · serial 27-7654197

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