# N3898Y: 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: August 28, 2002
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3898Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3898Y

## Aircraft that carried N3898Y

- [Cancelled 2002-08-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3898Y-2002-08-28): Bell 206L-3, S/N 51024, built 1982. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Tundra Copters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TUNDRA%20COPTERS%20INC), [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)
- [Cancelled 1964-07-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3898Y-1964-07-21): Cessna 210D, S/N 21058398. Exported to Argentina. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

## NTSB investigations on N3898Y (2)

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 DEN85LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA053), Dec 31, 1984: Bell 206-L3 (N3898Y), Jackson, WY, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX83LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA117), Feb 24, 1983: Bell BH 206-L111 (N3898Y), Peach Springs, AZ, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3898Y (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 19841231069249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841231069249A), Dec 31, 1984: Bag B206* (N3898Y), Jackson, WY, Substantial damage. During running takeoff, kicked up snow causing whiteout. Aborted, itched on to nose, and rolled onto right side.
- [Accident 19830224005439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830224005439A), Feb 24, 1983: Bell 206L3 (N3898Y), Peach Springs, AZ, Substantial damage. Tail rotor shaft assembly failure occurred in hover after liftoff. Helicopter hit in an uncontrollable right turn.

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