# N3970A: 1983 Adams Ron J PHANTOM, registration cancelled 2015-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Adams Ron J PHANTOM](https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-ron-j-phantom) (registry code 056756U)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: P-82XX2
- Year built: 1983
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: August 3, 1983
- Certificate issued: July 6, 1983
- Last registry action: May 19, 2009
- Mode S code: A49F23
- Owner when cancelled: [Adams Ron J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ADAMS%20RON%20J)
- Location: [Paramount, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Paramount)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8997° N, 118.1666° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90723, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3970A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3970A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3970A-2015-05-15

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Adams Ron J PHANTOM: https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-ron-j-phantom.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19830824062129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830824062129I), Aug 24, 1983: Luscmb PHANTOM1 (N3970A), Torrance, CA, Minor damage. Engine quit. Landed in a school yard with minor damage.

## Other aircraft with N3970A

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3970A): Zipline International P2 ZIP, S/N 18735P2606
- [Cancelled 1970-07-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3970A-1970-07-13): Piper PA-18-125, S/N 18-573. Owner: [Department Of The Army](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEPARTMENT%20OF%20THE%20ARMY)

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