# N3984A: 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: April 3, 2021
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3984A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3984A

## Aircraft that carried N3984A

- [Cancelled 2021-04-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3984A-2021-04-03): American Eurocopter AS350B3, S/N 7105. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [US Department Of Homeland Security](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/US%20DEPARTMENT%20OF%20HOMELAND%20SECURITY), [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)
- [Cancelled 2006-12-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3984A-2006-12-11): Cameron Balloons US V-90, S/N 5680, built 1990. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Trillanes Mark A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRILLANES%20MARK%20A), [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)

## NTSB investigations on N3984A (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 WPR13TA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13TA051), Nov 23, 2012: Eurocopter AS350B3 2B1 (N3984A), Newfield, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's distraction while retrieving an item behind him while the helicopter was on the ground with the engine running, which led to his aggressive overapplication of the flight controls after…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3984A (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 20121123026439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121123026439A), Nov 23, 2012: American Eurocopter Corp AS350B3 (N3984A), Nogales, AZ, Substantial damage. On 11/23/2012 while conducting a drug interdiction support flight (public use), pilot landed the helicopter in a remote desert area. After landing pilot set…

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