# N3864V: 1949 Cessna 170A, registration cancelled 2012-09-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 21, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304)
- 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: 18751
- Year built: 1949
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: June 1, 1956
- Last registry action: July 12, 2005
- Mode S code: A4748C
- Location: [Arlington, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Arlington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 48.2171° N, 121.9535° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98223, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3864V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3864V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3864V-2012-09-21

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (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 ANC86LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA104), Jul 8, 1986: Cessna 170 (N3864V), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC81DAG32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG32), Mar 13, 1981: Cessna 170A (N3864V), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19910720028789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910720028789I), Jul 20, 1991: Cessna 170A (N3864V), Tunkhannock, PA, Minor damage. Engine quit on attempted go around. Landed in plowed field. Possible fuel exhaustion in left tank.
- [Accident 19860708037389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860708037389A), Jul 8, 1986: Cessna 170A (N3864V), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Landed in a field after engine quit en route. Suspect carburetor icing.
- [Accident 19810313009659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810313009659A), Mar 13, 1981: Cessna 170 (N3864V), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on runway during solo touch and go. Struck snowbank.

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