# N3812V: 1948 Cessna 170, registration cancelled 2018-02-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 7, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 170](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (registry code 2072302)
- Engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-799](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-799), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18670
- Year built: 1948
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: April 27, 2012
- Last registry action: April 27, 2012
- Mode S code: A461B3
- Owner when cancelled: [Hart William C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HART%20WILLIAM%20C)
- Location: [Lyman, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Lyman)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.4891° N, 70.6619° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 04002, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3812V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3812V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3812V-2018-02-07

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 170: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170.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 ERA12LA397](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA397), Jun 15, 2012: Cessna 170 (N3812V), Biddeford, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to water contamination of the fuel. Contributing to the accident was the pilot/owner’s inadequate preflight inspection.

## 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 20120615015509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120615015509A), Jun 15, 2012: Cessna 170 (N3812V), Biddeford, ME, Destroyed. Aircraft was on a VFR flight from the Biddeford, Maine airort (B19) to the sanford municipal airport, sanford, ME (sfm).preflight, engine start, run-up and…

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