# N3972E: 1947 Aeronca 11BC, registration cancelled 1955-10-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 18, 1955
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aeronca 11BC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11bc) (registry code 0191106)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-761](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-761) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 11BC-57
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 5, 1949
- Mode S code: A49F6D
- Owner when cancelled: [West Frankfort Air Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEST%20FRANKFORT%20AIR%20SERVICE)
- Location: [West Frankfort, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/West%20Frankfort)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3972E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3972E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3972E-1955-10-18

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 11BC: https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11bc.md

## Other aircraft with N3972E

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3972E): North American SNJ-5, S/N 43972
- [Cancelled 1988-03-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3972E-1988-03-18): Piper PA-36-375, S/N 367902010. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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