# N3865K: 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: September 16, 2023
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3865K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3865K

## Aircraft that carried N3865K

- [Cancelled 2023-09-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3865K-2023-09-16): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-23754, built 1967. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [Katy, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Katy)
- [Cancelled 1949-06-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3865K-1949-06-07): Temco GC-1B, S/N 3565. Owner: [Rutherford A H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUTHERFORD%20A%20H), [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)

## NTSB investigations on N3865K (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 CEN22FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA067), Dec 9, 2021: Piper PA 28-140 (N3865K), Houston, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot’s decision to depart into night instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a loss of airplane control.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3865K (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 20211208021649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211208021649A), Dec 8, 2021: Piper PA-28-140 (N3865K), Houston, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On December 8, 2021 at approximately 19:55 CST, N3865K took off from west Houston airport (iws) heading to pearland, Texas (lvj). Upon climb out the airplane…

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