# N3857W: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: April 18, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3857W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3857W

## Aircraft that carried N3857W

- [Cancelled 2018-04-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3857W-2018-04-18): Rans S-14, S/N 0393063, built 1995. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Caraway Jerry L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARAWAY%20JERRY%20L), [Kilgore, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Kilgore)
- [Cancelled 1981-05-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3857W-1981-05-06): Piper PA-32-260, S/N 32-799, built 1966. Owner: [Sturdy William A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STURDY%20WILLIAM%20A), [Bullhead City, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Bullhead%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N3857W (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 LAX79FUG42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUG42), Jun 3, 1979: Piper PA-32 (N3857W), Big Bear City, CA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3857W (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 19790603012219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790603012219A), Jun 3, 1979: Piper PA32260 (N3857W), Big Bear City, CA, Destroyed. Attempt. Crosswnd land,aborted same attempt. Go around with full flaps veered left of runway hit fence.

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