Single-engine piston

N3870U

1981 Beechcraft Skipper

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
WA-260
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Jsn Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Huntersville, NC
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Registration record

N3870U on the FAA register

Type
1981 Beechcraft Skipper (FAA: Beechcraft 77)
Serial
WA-260
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Jsn Aviation LLC
Huntersville, NC
Certificate issued
2026-01-26
Airworthiness date
1981-06-22
Registration expires
2033-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · utility
Mode S (hex)
A477B6
Mode S (octal)
51073666
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
370 nm
Cruise (type)
97 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-01-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N3870U to the current registrant.
  • 1981-06-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (utility)).
  • 1964-03-12
    N3870U previously assigned to a Cessna 336 (s/n 336-0170); cancelled.
Overview

About N3870U

N3870U is a 1981 Beechcraft Skipper (FAA model 77), serial number WA-260. The FAA register lists Jsn Aviation LLC as the registrant in Huntersville, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 26, 2026 and expires on January 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-235 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 97 knots and a range of about 370 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (utility), dated June 22, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3870U.

Cruise
97 kt
Range
370 nm
Power / thrust (each)
115
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,280 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,313 ft
Fuel burn
7 gph

Published figures for the Beechcraft Skipper type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3870U.

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.