# N3815Z: 1981 Beech 77, registration cancelled 2022-07-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 12, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Beech 77](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77) (registry code 1153007)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A30CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A30CE), [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: WA-219
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 26, 1981
- Last registry action: June 25, 2021
- Mode S code: A46220
- Location: [Fort Smith, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Fort%20Smith)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.3090° N, 94.4074° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72908, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3815Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3815Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3815Z-2022-07-12

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Beech 77: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77.md

## NTSB investigations (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 ERA20CA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA222), Jun 20, 2020: Beech 77 (N3815Z), Elizabethton, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's decision to continue from visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a collision with trees and mountainous terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20200620005879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200620005879A), Jun 20, 2020: Beech 77 (N3815Z), Elizabethton, TN, Destroyed. On June 20, [privacy data omitted] departed kmor for kphf with a passenger on board. [privacy data omitted] Encountered IMC conditions. Once [privacy data…
- [Incident 19880906060599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880906060599I), Sep 6, 1988: Beech 77 (N3815Z), Des Moines, IA, Minor damage. Too low and slow on final while practicing landings. Stalled, nose hit hard and propeller tips were damaged.

## Other aircraft with N3815Z

- [Cancelled 1961-01-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3815Z-1961-01-19): Piper PA-18-150, S/N 18-7553, built 1960. Exported to Ecuador. Owner: [Piper Aircraft Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPER%20AIRCRAFT%20CORPORATION), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)

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