Single-engine piston

N3850V

1949 Cessna 170A

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1949
Serial
18737
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C145 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Florida Air Tours Inc (Corporation)
Based
Merritt Island, FL
1949 Cessna 170A
Representative photo of a Cessna 170A. Not a photo of N3850V.
Registration record

N3850V on the FAA register

Type
1949 Cessna 170A
Serial
18737
Engines
Continental C145 series
Registered owner
Florida Air Tours Inc
Merritt Island, FL
Certificate issued
2023-09-13
Airworthiness date
1956-01-21
Registration expires
2030-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A47049
Mode S (octal)
51070111
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
410 nm
Cruise (type)
104 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-09-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N3850V.
  • 1965-07-04
    Accident at Irwin Pa, 38; damage: substantial.
  • 1956-01-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1949
    Manufactured (1949).
Overview

About N3850V

N3850V is a 1949 Cessna 170A, serial number 18737. The FAA register lists Florida Air Tours Inc as the registrant in Merritt Island, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 13, 2023 and expires on September 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C145 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 104 knots and a range of about 410 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated January 21, 1956.

N3850V has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Cruise
104 kt
Range
410 nm
Fuel burn
10 gph

Published figures for the Cessna 170A type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1965-07-04 Accident · Irwin Pa, 38 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1845
Reported aircraft: Cessna 170A

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.