# N3988E: 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: November 14, 2008
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3988E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3988E

## Aircraft that carried N3988E

- [Cancelled 2008-11-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3988E-2008-11-14): Aeronca 11BC, S/N 11BC-76, built 1947. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Moore James S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOORE%20JAMES%20S), [Greenwood Lake, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Greenwood%20Lake)

## NTSB investigations on N3988E (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 NYC88LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA183), Jul 16, 1988: Aeronca S11BC (N3988E), Livingston Mnr, NY, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3988E (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 20070506012099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070506012099A), May 6, 2007: Bbavia 11BC (N3988E), Ghent, NY, Substantial damage. (-23) On 05/06/2007, at approximately 1510 hours, PIC taxied to runway 01, and positioned aircraft to the right of the runway in an effort to compensate for a…
- [Accident 19880716026859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880716026859A), Jul 16, 1988: Bbavia 11BC (N3988E), Livingston Mano, NY, Destroyed. After takeoff from a lake, engine failed in a low level turn back towards lake. Unable to clear trees.

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