# N3986N: 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: September 27, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3986N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3986N

## Aircraft that carried N3986N

- [Cancelled 2012-09-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3986N-2012-09-27): Mooney M20C, S/N 680013, built 1968. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Hillsville, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Hillsville)

## NTSB investigations on N3986N (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 ATL86FA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA222), Aug 16, 1986: Mooney M20C (N3986N), Hillsville, VA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3986N (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 19860816040629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860816040629A), Aug 16, 1986: Mooney M20C (N3986N), Hillsville, VA, Destroyed. Aircraft lost power during takeoff and landed in trees. Faulty magneto. Pilot suspected problems on takeoff roll.

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