# N3865B: 1918 Curtiss Wright ROBIN

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Curtiss Wright ROBIN](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-robin) (registry code 2620802, 3 seats)
- Engine: [Wright CHAL R600](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-chal-r600) (registry code 67001)
- Serial number: 469
- Year built: 1918
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 2, 1965
- Certificate issued: August 6, 1996
- Expires: March 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A4749D
- Registered owners: [Nichols Charles F Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NICHOLS%20CHARLES%20F%20TRUSTEE), [Nichols Judith A Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NICHOLS%20JUDITH%20A%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Baldwin Park, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Baldwin%20Park)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0974° N, 117.9683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91706, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3865B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3865B

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 (Curtiss Wright ROBIN)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Wright CHAL R600)

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 LAX66D0110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0110), Oct 3, 1965: Curtiss C-1 (N3865B), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N3865B.

## 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 N3865B

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N3865B before.

- [Cancelled 1962-11-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3865B-1962-11-01): Beech F35, S/N D-4132. Exported to Switzerland. Owner: [Lear William P Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEAR%20WILLIAM%20P%20JR)

## Related

- Other Curtiss Wright ROBIN aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-robin/aircraft.md
- The Wright CHAL R600 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-chal-r600.md

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