# N86Z: 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: June 7, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=86Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86Z

## Aircraft that carried N86Z

- [Cancelled 2013-06-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86Z-2013-06-07): North American F-86F, S/N 51-12988, built 1952. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Zeuschel Dave DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZEUSCHEL%20DAVE%20DBA), [Reno, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Reno)
- [Cancelled 1970-06-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86Z-1970-06-19): Frederick GYRO-COPTER X1, S/N 1. Owner: [Frederick Melvin Ardith](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREDERICK%20MELVIN%20ARDITH), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

## NTSB investigations on N86Z (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 LAX87DVA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DVA06), Apr 25, 1987: North American F-86F (N86Z), Shafter, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N86Z (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 19870425061019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870425061019A), Apr 25, 1987: Namer F86F (N86Z), Shafter, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The pilot lost control during a forced landing after engine failure. Failed to activate hydraulic backup.

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