Single-engine piston

N3840U

1981 Beechcraft A36 Bonanza

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
E-1821
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Somerset Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Gadsden, AL
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Registration record

N3840U on the FAA register

Type
1981 Beechcraft A36 Bonanza
Serial
E-1821
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
Somerset Aviation LLC
Gadsden, AL
Certificate issued
2002-11-26
Airworthiness date
1981-02-12
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · utility
Mode S (hex)
A46C91
Mode S (octal)
51066221
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
697 nm
Cruise (type)
168 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2002-11-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N3840U to the current registrant.
  • 1981-02-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (utility)).
  • 1968-03-12
    N3840U previously assigned to a Cessna 336 (s/n 3360140); cancelled.
Overview

About N3840U

N3840U is a 1981 Beechcraft A36 Bonanza, serial number E-1821. The FAA register lists Somerset Aviation LLC as the registrant in Gadsden, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 26, 2002 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO 520 series engine and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 168 knots and a range of about 697 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (utility), dated February 12, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3840U.

Cruise
168 kt
Range
697 nm
Power / thrust (each)
285
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,040 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,450 ft
Fuel burn
16 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3840U.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.