# N3869Z: 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: July 30, 1962
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3869Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3869Z

## Aircraft that carried N3869Z

- [Cancelled 1962-07-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3869Z-1962-07-30): Piper PA-18A, S/N 18-7654. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Walker Dale](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WALKER%20DALE), [Battle Ground, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Battle%20Ground)

## NTSB investigations on N3869Z (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 IAD02LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA079), Aug 1, 2002: Beech A-36 (N3869Z), West Mifflin, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the alternator. A factor was the pilot's inability to manually extend the landing gear.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3869Z (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 20020731022249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020731022249A), Jul 31, 2002: Beech A36 (N3869Z), Pittsburgh, PA, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft incurred an alternator failure after take off from the latrobe/arnold palmer regional airport (lbe) on a VFR flight to the Allegheny County…

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