# N3948D: 1957 Cessna 182A, registration cancelled 2018-01-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 19, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704)
- Engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 34648
- Year built: 1957
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 22, 1957
- Certificate issued: December 1, 1976
- Last registry action: March 30, 1991
- Mode S code: A49519
- Owner when cancelled: [Weckerle Henry L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WECKERLE%20HENRY%20L)
- Location: [Savanna, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Savanna)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1244° N, 90.1223° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 61074, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3948D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3948D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3948D-2018-01-19

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 182A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a.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 MKC86FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86FA048), Jan 10, 1986: Cessna 182A (N3948D), Clinton, IA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19860110000419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860110000419A), Jan 10, 1986: Cessna 182A (N3948D), Clinton, IA, Destroyed. Lost control on downwind after encountering low clouds moving in. Impacted ground left wing and nose gear first.

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