# N3866E: 1978 Piper PA-36-375, registration cancelled 2011-04-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 28, 2011
- Exported to: Argentina
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-36-375](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-375) (registry code 7103620)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (registry code 52034)
- Serial number: 36-7802043
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: February 4, 1993
- Certificate issued: February 4, 2011
- Last registry action: February 4, 2011
- Mode S code: A474C3
- Owner when cancelled: [Souther Field Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHER%20FIELD%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Americus, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Americus)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.0464° N, 84.1496° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 31709, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3866E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3866E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3866E-2011-04-28

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Piper PA-36-375: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-375.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 CHI91DER07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DER07), Jun 14, 1991: Piper PA-36-375 (N3866E), Breckentidge, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO TAKE ADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION DURING THE ATTEMPTED CLIMB OUT. A RELATED FACTOR IS THE PREMATURE LIFT OFF.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19971004033729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971004033729A), Oct 4, 1997: Piper PA36375 (N3866E), Altus, OK, Minor damage. Narrative: on 10/04/97, at approximately 3:00 pm, a Piper PA-36-375, sustained minor damage during an emergency landing in a field two miles south of Altus,…
- [Accident 19910614022379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910614022379A), Jun 14, 1991: Piper PA36375 (N3866E), Wahpeton, ND, Substantial damage. Rotated too soon on takeoff. Unable to climb,settled into adjacent field.
- [Incident 19780809050039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780809050039I), Aug 9, 1978: Piper PA36375 (N3866E), Conrad, IA, Minor damage. Aircraft struck tall grass while taking off from dirt road, veered into cornfield.

## Other aircraft with N3866E

- [Cancelled 1959-06-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3866E-1959-06-21): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC-7098, built 1947. Owner: [Livingston Clara E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LIVINGSTON%20CLARA%20E), [Dorado, PR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PR/Dorado)

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