# N3744M: Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a) (registry code 2801002, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 4592
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: March 18, 1983
- Certificate issued: October 31, 2024
- Expires: October 31, 2031
- Mode S code: A44597
- Registered owner: [Johnson Scott](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20SCOTT)
- Location: [Saline, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Saline)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1368° N, 83.8293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48176, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3744M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3744M

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN81FTC02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTC02), Oct 21, 1980: Dehavilland DH82A (N3744M), Evanston, WY, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19801021058299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801021058299A), Oct 21, 1980: Dhavxx DH82AROBRTSN (N3744M), Evanston, WY, Substantial damage. Lost directional control of airplane on crosswind takeoff. Veered off runway, hit dirt mound, flipped over.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N3744M

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N3744M before.

- [Cancelled 1966-07-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3744M-1966-07-26): Piper PA-12, S/N 12-2679. Owner: [Miller Alvin L & Russell W Elmer](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLER%20ALVIN%20L%20%26%20RUSSELL%20W%20ELMER)

## Related

- Other Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a/aircraft.md

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