The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N3898U

N3898U is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 built in 1980. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 3, 1986. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 cancelled December 3, 1986

Serial number
45575
Type
Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
Year built
1980
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
February 18, 1984
Last FAA action
February 17, 1999
Last owner
Wellham James W DBA (Individual)
Charlotte, NC
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N3898U

ATL87MA035Accident on December 3, 1986 at Jamestown, TN: fatal, destroyed (4 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 206L-1 · serial 45575

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