# N3898U: 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 3, 1986
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3898U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3898U

## Aircraft that carried N3898U

- [Cancelled 1986-12-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3898U-1986-12-03): Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, S/N 45575, built 1980. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Wellham James W DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLHAM%20JAMES%20W%20DBA), [Charlotte, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Charlotte)

## NTSB investigations on N3898U (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 ATL87MA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87MA035), Dec 3, 1986: Bell 206L-1 (N3898U), Jamestown, TN, destroyed, 4 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3898U (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 19861203064019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861203064019A), Dec 3, 1986: Bell 206L1 (N3898U), Jamestown, TN, Destroyed, 3 fatal. The helicopter hit trees during a night air ambulance mission. Suspect the pilot attempted VFR flight in IFR area.

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