# N3872M: 1981 Beech 76, registration cancelled 2018-03-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 23, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech 76](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (registry code 1153005)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-360-A1D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (registry code 41504)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A29CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A29CE), [TCDS E-286](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-286) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: ME-314
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 20, 1981
- Certificate issued: May 10, 1996
- Last registry action: May 22, 2014
- Mode S code: A477F5
- Owner when cancelled: [J S Fly Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/J%20S%20FLY%20ENTERPRISES%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3872M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3872M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3872M-2018-03-23

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 76: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19860326024579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860326024579I), Mar 26, 1986: Beech 76 (N3872M), Anoka, MN, Minor damage. While taxiing,the right propeller tips contacted the runway surface.

## Other aircraft with N3872M

- [Cancelled 1965-05-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3872M-1965-05-25): Piper PA-12, S/N 122782. Owner: [Mcadams Dale L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCADAMS%20DALE%20L), [Fair Oaks, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Fair%20Oaks)

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