# N3865V: Cessna 170A, registration cancelled 2000-07-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 28, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 18752
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 18, 1975
- Last registry action: April 15, 1998
- Mode S code: A474AF
- Owner when cancelled: [Williams J F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLIAMS%20J%20F)
- Location: [Brady, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Brady)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.0985° N, 99.3939° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76825, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3865V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3865V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3865V-2000-07-28

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 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 FTW99LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA246), Sep 3, 1999: Cessna 170A (N3865V), Brady, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a dirt bank.

## 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 19990903044689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990903044689A), Sep 3, 1999: Cessna 170 (N3865V), Brady, TX, No damage. (-23) A/c landed long struck dirt embankment subsequently collapsing left gear and wing.

## Other aircraft with N3865V

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3865V): Alliant DESTINY 2000, S/N 4C0547

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