# N3948A: Aeronca 7BCM, registration cancelled 1972-04-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 14, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aeronca 7BCM](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm) (registry code 2110106)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7BCM-371
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 8, 1957
- Mode S code: A49516
- Owner when cancelled: [Civil Air Patrol](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIVIL%20AIR%20PATROL)
- Location: [Maxwell Afb, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Maxwell%20Afb)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3948A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3948A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3948A-1972-04-14

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 Aeronca 7BCM: https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm.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 IAD70DIG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70DIG19), May 24, 1970: Champion L-16 (N3948A), Davidsonville, MD, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N3948A

- [Cancelled 2023-03-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3948A-2023-03-04): American Eurocopter AS350B3, S/N 4948, built 2010. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Department Of Homeland Security](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEPARTMENT%20OF%20HOMELAND%20SECURITY), [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)
- [Cancelled 1988-07-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3948A-1988-07-29): Piper PA-31T, S/N 31T7720063. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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