# N3977E: 1947 Aeronca 11BC, registration cancelled 2018-03-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 16, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Aeronca 11BC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11bc) (registry code 0191106)
- Engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-761](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-761), [TCDS E-233](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 11BC-62
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: March 20, 1974
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A4A01C
- Owners when cancelled: [Garcia Franklin D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GARCIA%20FRANKLIN%20D), [Morris John C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MORRIS%20JOHN%20C)
- Location: [Whittier, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Whittier)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.9773° N, 118.0664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90606, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3977E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3977E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3977E-2018-03-16

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 LAX69D0262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0262), Feb 1, 1969: Aeronca 11BC (N3977E), El Monte, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX68D0053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0053), Jul 1, 1967: Aeronca 11BC (N3977E), Barstow, CA, substantial damage

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