# N3797V: 1949 Cessna 140A, registration cancelled 2022-03-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 5, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 140A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (registry code 2071604)
- Engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 5A2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/5A2), [TCDS E-252](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15218
- Year built: 1949
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: November 5, 2012
- Last registry action: November 8, 2018
- Mode S code: A4589B
- Owners when cancelled: [Nelson Richard A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NELSON%20RICHARD%20A), [Payne William R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAYNE%20WILLIAM%20R)
- Location: [Old Forge, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Old%20Forge)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 43.6545° N, 75.0134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 13420, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3797V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3797V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3797V-2022-03-05

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Cessna 140A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 99ZZZX4253](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX4253), Oct 1, 1999: ENGINE. MALFUNCTIONED. ENGINE LOST POWER. AIRCRAFT UPSIDE DOWN IN CORN FIELD FOR 3 DAYS. FLIPPED AIRCRAFT OVER, DISMANTLED, AND HAULED BACK TO AIRPORT (PTK). DIALED CRANKSHAFT, OK. IN

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

## FAA accident and incident reports (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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