# N3871N: 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: August 14, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3871N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3871N

## Aircraft that carried N3871N

- [Cancelled 2013-08-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3871N-2013-08-14): Beech 35, S/N D-1113, built 1947. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Saint Cloud, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Saint%20Cloud)

## NTSB investigations on N3871N (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 CEN12FA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA196), Mar 21, 2012: Beech 35 (N3871N), Glencoe, MN, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The non-instrument-rated pilot’s continued flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the design limits of the airplane being exceeded and an in-flight breakup.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3871N (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 20120321004679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120321004679A), Mar 21, 2012: Beech 35 (N3871N), Glencoe, MN, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Pilot [privacy data omitted] departed kmic, minneapolis crystal, MN airport in N3871N a BE-35 enroute to a final destination in craig Colorado. We are unsure…

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