# N3871N: 1947 Beech 35, registration cancelled 2013-08-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 14, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502)
- Engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-777](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-777), [TCDS E-246](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-246) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: D-1113
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 18, 1955
- Last registry action: January 3, 2012
- Mode S code: A477D3
- Location: [Saint Cloud, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Saint%20Cloud)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.4871° N, 94.2428° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 56301, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3871N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3871N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3871N-2013-08-14

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 35: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35.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 CEN12FA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA196), Mar 21, 2012: Beech 35 (N3871N), Glencoe, MN, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The non-instrument-rated pilot’s continued flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the design limits of the airplane being exceeded and an in-flight breakup.

## 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 20120321004679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120321004679A), Mar 21, 2012: Beech 35 (N3871N), Glencoe, MN, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Pilot [privacy data omitted] departed kmic, minneapolis crystal, MN airport in N3871N a BE-35 enroute to a final destination in craig Colorado. We are unsure…

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