# N3840C: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: June 22, 1992
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3840C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3840C

## Aircraft that carried N3840C

- [Cancelled 1992-06-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3840C-1992-06-22): Aero Commander 500, S/N 698. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Soul Turkey Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUL%20TURKEY%20INC), [West Palm Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/West%20Palm%20Beach)

## NTSB investigations on N3840C (2)

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 MIA91LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA193), Aug 4, 1991: Aero Commander 500-698 (N3840C), Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed. Probable cause: AN INFLIGHT LOSS OF POWER OF BOTH ENGINES FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS FOLLOWED BY A DITCHING IN THE OCEAN.
- [NTSB UNK64X0460](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0460), Feb 5, 1964: Aero Comm 500 (N3840C), Miami, FL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3840C (2)

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 19910804062479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910804062479A), Aug 4, 1991: Gulstm 500RKWELL (N3840C), West Palm Beach, FL, Destroyed. Both engines quit after leaving Bahamas. Ditched in ocean and sank.
- [Incident 19860130020949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860130020949I), Jan 30, 1986: Gulstm 500RKWELL (N3840C), West Palm Beach, FL. Failed to follow taxi instructions after landing. Aircraft on takeoff had to abort.

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