# N3902Z: 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: October 6, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3902Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3902Z

## Aircraft that carried N3902Z

- [Cancelled 2014-10-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3902Z-2014-10-06): Piper PA-18-150, S/N 18-7714, built 1961. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Piatt Chris M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIATT%20CHRIS%20M), [Eagle River, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Eagle%20River)

## NTSB investigations on N3902Z (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 ANC89LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA065), Apr 30, 1989: Piper PA-18 (N3902Z), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO GO-AROUND WHEN HE DID NOT ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT, WHICH REQUIRED EXCESSIVE USE OF BRAKES TO STOP ON THE SHORT LANDING AREA.
- [NTSB NYC73AN100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN100), Jan 11, 1973: Piper PA-18 (N3902Z), Providence Frg, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3902Z (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 19890430010369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890430010369A), Apr 30, 1989: Piper PA18150 (N3902Z), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. Landed long on short grass strip. Hit the brakes hard and nosed over.
- [Accident 19730111000409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730111000409A), Jan 11, 1973: Piper PA18S125 (N3902Z), Providence Frg, VA, Substantial damage. Low flt over river. Hit pwr lines.

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