# N3842N: 1947 Beech 35, registration cancelled 2012-09-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 21, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502)
- Engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-777](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-777), [TCDS E-246](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-246) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: D-1079
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: September 14, 1955
- Last registry action: May 13, 1991
- Mode S code: A46CD1
- Location: [Valejo, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Valejo)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.1272° N, 122.1969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94591, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3842N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3842N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3842N-2012-09-21

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 Beech 35: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 SEA91FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA110), May 20, 1991: Beech 35 (N3842N), Harrison, ID, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION BY THE PILOT. THE TERRAIN CONDITION AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE WERE RELATED FACTORS.
- [NTSB CHI77FEE34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEE34), Jul 31, 1977: Beech 35 (N3842N), Morris, IL, 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.

- [Accident 19910520016709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910520016709A), May 20, 1991: Beech 35BEECH (N3842N), Harrison, ID, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck trees on rising terrain on climbout. Runway not recommended for takeoff due rising terrain. Valves leaking.
- [Accident 19770731026659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770731026659A), Jul 31, 1977: Beech 35BEECH (N3842N), Morris, IL, Substantial damage. Flexible air duct collapsed because valve in alternate air valve assembly malfunctioned.

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