# N3944V: 1948 Cessna 170, registration cancelled 2012-11-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 14, 2012
- 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: 18263
- Year built: 1948
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: February 11, 1956
- Certificate issued: July 31, 1985
- Last registry action: July 9, 1999
- Mode S code: A4949D
- Owner when cancelled: [Guedel Charles L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GUEDEL%20CHARLES%20L)
- Location: [Canton, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Canton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7896° N, 81.4266° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 44710, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3944V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3944V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3944V-2012-11-14

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 (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 DEN90FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA120), Jun 3, 1990: Cessna 170A (N3944V), Dillon, CO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND TERRAIN…
- [NTSB OAK69D0093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69D0093), Aug 18, 1968: Cessna 170 (N3944V), Vacaville, CA, substantial damage

## 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 19900602018149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900602018149A), Jun 2, 1990: Cessna 170A (N3944V), Dillon, CO, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Following I70,low AGL.road went through tunnel. Unable to outclimb terrain. Stalled,dived vertically into snowfield.

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