# N3870C: 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: March 6, 1997
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3870C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3870C

## Aircraft that carried N3870C

- [Cancelled 1997-03-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3870C-1997-03-06): Beech 65, S/N LC212. Owner: [Advantage Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ADVANTAGE%20AVIATION%20INC), [Campbellsvlle, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Campbellsvlle)
- [Cancelled 1971-01-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3870C-1971-01-20): Gutzmann Gerald/Peterburs Carl LITTLE DEVIL/GP-1, S/N 1. Owner: [Gutzmann Gerald E And Peterburs Carl F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GUTZMANN%20GERALD%20E%20AND%20PETERBURS%20CARL%20F), [Milwaukee, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Milwaukee)

## NTSB investigations on N3870C (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 IAD96LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA102), Jun 30, 1996: Beech 65 (N3870C), Campbellsville, KY, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight preparation, his failure to remove the control lock, and his failure to abort the takeoff.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3870C (3)

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 19960630015529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960630015529A), Jun 30, 1996: Beech 65 (N3870C), Campsville, KY, Destroyed. On takeoff went through a fence and corn field, then burst into flames.
- [Incident 19870607036699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870607036699I), Jun 7, 1987: Beech 65 (N3870C), Decatur, MI. Shut down left engine due to fuel flow problem after takeoff. Right engine quit shortly after.
- [Incident 19860820061159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860820061159I), Aug 20, 1986: Beech 65 (N3870C), Lawton, MI, Minor damage. Emergency landing due to both engines quitting. Fuel selector valve cable became entangled in a wheel well.

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