# N3869A: Beech A36, registration cancelled 1997-06-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 25, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (registry code 1151604)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: E1853
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 15, 1996
- Last registry action: April 15, 1996
- Mode S code: A47528
- Owner when cancelled: [Osgood Sewall M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OSGOOD%20SEWALL%20M)
- Location: [Sun City, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Sun%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6058° N, 112.2841° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85351, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3869A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3869A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3869A-1997-06-25

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 Beech A36: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 96ZZZX3371](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX3371), Apr 26, 1996: ENGINE. EXCESS SLUDGE. ENGINE WAS DISASSEMBLED FOR MAJOR OVERHAUL. FOUND EXCESSIVE SLUDGE BUILD-UP IN CRANKSHAFT AND OIL SUMP. SLUDGE BUILD-UP IN OIL SUMP HAD IMPACTED ALL P/U TUBE SC

## 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 FTW97FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA067), Dec 21, 1996: Beech A36 (N3869A), Chacon, NM, destroyed, 6 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude and clearance from the high, mountainous terrain. Factors were; high wind, turbulence, and mountain wave conditions.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19961221039639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961221039639A), Dec 21, 1996: Beech A36 (N3869A), Chacon, NM, Destroyed, 6 fatal. (.4) The single engine airplane collided into rugged mountainous terrain while on a VFR cross country flight. According to all available information, the…

## Other aircraft with N3869A

- [Cancelled 2018-01-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3869A-2018-01-18): Fletcher John L XAIR, S/N 1171. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Nedelcovic Ivan R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEDELCOVIC%20IVAN%20R), [Morgan Hill, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Morgan%20Hill)

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