# N17438: 1937 Aeronca C-3, registration cancelled 2013-04-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 11, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Aeronca C-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-c-3) (registry code 0190302)
- Engine: [Aeronca E107A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/aeronca-e107a) (registry code 01001)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-396](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-396), [TCDS Group 2 Aeronca](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/Group%202%20Aeronca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: A-747
- Year built: 1937
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 20, 1958
- Certificate issued: October 22, 1996
- Last registry action: April 9, 2008
- Mode S code: A12AEB
- Owner when cancelled: [Field William B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIELD%20WILLIAM%20B)
- Location: [Pleasanton, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Pleasanton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7926° N, 121.8628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94588, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17438
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17438
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17438-2013-04-11

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Aeronca C-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-c-3.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 LAX02LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA100), Mar 3, 2002: Aeronca C-3 (N17438), Sonoma, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's excessive remedial control inputs in response to a passenger's control inputs, which led to a failure to maintain an adequate airspeed and an inadvertent stall/mush. The pilot's…

## 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 20020303004109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020303004109A), Mar 3, 2002: Aronca C3AERONCA (N17438), Sonoma, CA, No damage. (-23) Aircraft departed the Sonoma sky park (OQ9) airport on runway 26 at approximately 1500 PST. It climbed to 250 AGL at which time the engine lost power.…

## Other aircraft with N17438

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17438): Boeing 737-9, S/N 67668, built 2026

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