# N3964V: 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: 18283
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 24, 1985
- Certificate issued: July 28, 1989
- Last registry action: August 19, 2008
- Mode S code: A49C0B
- Owner when cancelled: [Fremont Margrette H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREMONT%20MARGRETTE%20H)
- Location: [Kent, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Kent)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.3635° N, 122.1183° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98042, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3964V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3964V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3964V-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

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 98ZZZX172](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX172), Aug 24, 1997: TEE FITTING. BROKEN. INVESTIGATION OBSERVED COMMON HARDWARE FITTINGS HAD BEEN INSTALLED IN LIEU OF AN8266D AS DISPLAYED IN CESSNA PARTS MANUAL FIG 34-32.
- [SDR 98ZZZX171](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX171), Aug 24, 1997: SEAT ATTACH. WRONG PART. DURING ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION, FOUND RIVNUTS WERE SUBSTITUTED FOR 3 NAS684A3 NUTPLATES FOR REAR SEAT ATTACH HARDWARE. THE RIVNUTS EXTRUDED THROUGH THE HOLES IN 

## 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 SEA97LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA195), Aug 24, 1997: Cessna 170 (N3964V), Elk City, ID, destroyed. Probable cause: Oil starvation of the engine due to undetermined reasons, which led to the failure and separation of a main bearing and a connecting rod. A factor contributing to the accident was the lack of…

## 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 19970824023439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970824023439A), Aug 24, 1997: Cessna 170 (N3964V), Elk City, ID, Destroyed. (.4)While in cruise over mountainous terrain, the pilot noticed a drop in oil pressure followed immediately by engine seizure. The pilot initiated a force…

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