# N3896T: 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: December 22, 1998
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3896T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3896T

## Aircraft that carried N3896T

- [Cancelled 1998-12-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3896T-1998-12-22): Piper PA-28R-180, S/N 28R30226. Owner: [Comfort Kenneth W III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COMFORT%20KENNETH%20W%20III), [Pittsfield, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Pittsfield)

## NTSB investigations on N3896T (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 IAD97FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97FA095), Jul 3, 1997: Piper PA-28R-180 (N3896T), Penobscot, ME, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's flight into adverse weather conditions, which resulted in the loss of control. Factors relating to the accident were the fog and the pilot's lack of an instrument rating.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3896T (2)

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 19970702016619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970702016619A), Jul 2, 1997: Piper PA28R180 (N3896T), Penobscot, ME, Destroyed, 4 fatal. (.4)The pilot and passengers were returning home from a sightseeing flight, when a witness observed the airplane in a sharp right turn before it descended,…
- [Incident 19850305012949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850305012949I), Mar 5, 1985: Piper PA28R180 (N3896T), Miami, FL. Engine developed loss of oil in flight. Shutoff engine and made safe landing.

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