# N3983E: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 3
- Last cancelled: March 24, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3983E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3983E

## Aircraft that carried N3983E

- [Cancelled 2017-03-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3983E-2017-03-24): Cameron Balloons US V-90, S/N 5672, built 1991. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Watson Vaughn Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WATSON%20VAUGHN%20JR), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- [Cancelled 1951-03-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3983E-1951-03-20): Aeronca 11BC, S/N 11BC-71, built 1947. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Fliss Stanley](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLISS%20STANLEY), [Buffalo, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Buffalo)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3983E-undated): Piper PA-36-375, S/N 367902028. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3983E (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.

- [Incident 19810727056509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810727056509I), Jul 27, 1981: Piper PA36375 (N3983E), Plainview, TX, Minor damage. Ag pilot hit wires during swath run.

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