# N3797V: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: March 5, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3797V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3797V

## Aircraft that carried N3797V

- [Cancelled 2022-03-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3797V-2022-03-05): Cessna 140A, S/N 15218, built 1949. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Nelson Richard A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NELSON%20RICHARD%20A), [Old Forge, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Old%20Forge)

## NTSB investigations on N3797V (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 CHI85LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA203), May 19, 1985: Cessna 140A (N3797V), Owosso, MI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3797V (2)

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 19990816012319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990816012319I), Aug 16, 1999: Cessna 140A (N3797V), Lake Orion, MI. Acft made emergency landing in cornfield and flipped over. (-23) engine sputtered, pilot located only throttle setting that would keep engine running, but…
- [Accident 19850519021349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850519021349A), May 19, 1985: Cessna 140A (N3797V), Owosso, MI, Minor damage. Ground looped on rollout. Pilot at controls had no time in aircraft. Left seat owner was letting other pilot land.

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