# N3853V: Cessna 170A, registration cancelled 1989-03-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 3, 1989
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-799](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-799) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18740
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A470B2
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3853V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3853V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3853V-1989-03-03

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 Cessna 170A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a.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 FTW88LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA098), May 9, 1988: Cessna 170 (N3853V), Sour Lake, TX, destroyed

## 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 19880508013699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880508013699A), May 8, 1988: Cessna 170 (N3853V), Sour Lake, TX, Destroyed. Indicates aircraft was flown into trees en route while trying to fly through area of low ceiling and fog at night.

## Other aircraft with N3853V

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3853V): Buckeye DREAM MACHINE, S/N 4328, built 1999

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