N3889Z is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an East Tenn Quicksilver MX II built in 1983. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 11, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
East Tenn Quicksilver MX II cancelled June 11, 2013
- Serial number
- 1141
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1983
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- August 9, 1983
- Last FAA action
- May 19, 2009
- Last owner
- Depew Gerald (Co-owned)
Oak Ridge, TN - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
Piper PA-18-150 cancelled November 6, 1980
- Serial number
- 18-7705
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Lewis Harold D (Individual)
Tallahassee, FL - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N3889Z
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Quicksilver MXII · serial 1141
The noncertificated pilot’s decision to continue to takeoff and climb after encountering an undetermined airplane control issue that he was unable to counteract, which resulted in collision with trees and subsequent impact with terrain.
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