# N3870R: 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: April 4, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3870R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3870R

## Aircraft that carried N3870R

- [Cancelled 2017-04-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3870R-2017-04-04): Cessna 172H, S/N 17255370, built 1966. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [First Takeoff LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIRST%20TAKEOFF%20LLC), [Brookshire, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Brookshire)

## NTSB investigations on N3870R (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 DEN08CA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA087), May 11, 2008: Cessna 172H (N3870R), Brookshire, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to duck under marked transmission lines and his failure to maintain clearance from the fence. Contributing to the accident was the marked transmission lines.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3870R (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 20080510833649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080510833649A), May 10, 2008: Cessna 172H (N3870R), Brookshire, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 10, 2008, at 2330 CDT, a Cessna 172H, N3870R, was substantially damaged when it overshot runway 17 while conducting touch and go night landings at…

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