# N3889Z: 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: June 11, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3889Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3889Z

## Aircraft that carried N3889Z

- [Cancelled 2013-06-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3889Z-2013-06-11): East Tenn Quicksilver MX II, S/N 1141, built 1983. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Depew Gerald](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEPEW%20GERALD), [Oak Ridge, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Oak%20Ridge)
- [Cancelled 1980-11-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3889Z-1980-11-06): Piper PA-18-150, S/N 18-7705. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Lewis Harold D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEWIS%20HAROLD%20D), [Tallahassee, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Tallahassee)

## NTSB investigations on N3889Z (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 ERA19FA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA225), Jul 13, 2019: Quicksilver Mxii (N3889Z), Oliver Springs, TN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The noncertificated pilot’s decision to continue to takeoff and climb after encountering an undetermined airplane control issue that he was unable to counteract, which resulted in collision with…

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