# N3980T: 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: March 4, 2023
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3980T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3980T

## Aircraft that carried N3980T

- [Cancelled 2023-03-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3980T-2023-03-04): Taylorcraft F19, S/N F-122, built 1978. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Kosachuk Andrew](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KOSACHUK%20ANDREW), [Palmer, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Palmer)
- [Cancelled 1968-05-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3980T-1968-05-07): Piper PA-28R-180, S/N 28R-30308. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Moody Walter](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOODY%20WALTER), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)

## NTSB investigations on N3980T (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 ANC22LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA057), Jul 15, 2022: Taylorcraft F19 (N3980T), Lake Louise, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glide path, which resulted in a hard landing short of the airstrip.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3980T (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 20220714012259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220714012259A), Jul 14, 2022: Taylorcraft Aviation Corp F19 (N3980T), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. The aircraft encountered some sink on the approach end of the uphill landing area. The pilot pulled the plane into a flare, unaware of the ground suddenly…
- [Accident 20191025017152A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191025017152A), Oct 25, 2019: Taylorcraft Aviation Corp F19 (N3980T), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. Accident occurred on 10/25/2019 @ 1700 after N3980T, a Taylorcraft, model F-19, s/n F-122 had just landed at paaq and was taxiing off taxiway echo and cutting…

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