# N3889F: 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: March 6, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3889F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3889F

## Aircraft that carried N3889F

- [Cancelled 2017-03-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3889F-2017-03-06): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 28-7690455, built 1976. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Helease Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELEASE%20INC), [Fresno, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Fresno)

## NTSB investigations on N3889F (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 CHI99LA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA355), Sep 30, 1999: Piper PA-28-181 (N3889F), Hermosa, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper fuel management, improper in-flight decision and the precautionary landing. Factors relating to this accident were the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and the fence post.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3889F (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 19990930030749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990930030749A), Sep 30, 1999: Piper PA28181 (N3889F), Hermosa, SD, Substantial damage. (.19) On September 30, 1999, at 0700 mountain daylight time (MDT), a Piper PA-28-181, N3889F, operated by a commercial pilot, sustained substantial damage when…

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