# N3902W: 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: February 7, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3902W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3902W

## Aircraft that carried N3902W

- [Cancelled 2013-02-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3902W-2013-02-07): Bell 206B, S/N 3233, built 1981. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Department Of Public Safety](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEPARTMENT%20OF%20PUBLIC%20SAFETY), [Montgomery, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Montgomery)

## NTSB investigations on N3902W (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 ATL04TA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04TA137), Jun 22, 2004: Bell 206B (N3902W), Graysville, AL, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for a tailwind and his failure to maintain directional control resulting in a loss of tail rotor effectiveness. A factor was the pilot's improper in-flight…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3902W (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 20040622010519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040622010519A), Jun 22, 2004: Bell 206B (N3902W), Graysville, AL, Substantial damage. (-23) During air surveillance for the Alabama department of public safety, the pilot attempted a right turn maneuver with a tailwind, rotorcraft made an…

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