Single-engine piston

N3946

1942 Boeing/Stearman PT-17 Kaydet

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1942
Serial
75-1910
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental W670 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Cp Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Santa Paula, CA
Registration record

N3946 on the FAA register

Type
1942 Boeing/Stearman PT-17 Kaydet (FAA: Boeing A75N1(PT17))
Serial
75-1910
Engines
Continental W670 series
Registered owner
Cp Aviation Inc
Santa Paula, CA
Certificate issued
2017-05-22
Airworthiness date
1971-05-27
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A494CF
Mode S (octal)
51112317
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-05-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N3946 to the current registrant.
  • 1971-05-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1942
    Manufactured (1942).
  • 1930-05-09
    N3946 previously assigned to a Travel Air 3000 (s/n 320); cancelled.
Overview

About N3946

N3946 is a 1942 Boeing/Stearman PT-17 Kaydet (FAA model A75N1(PT17)), serial number 75-1910. The FAA register lists Cp Aviation Inc as the registrant in Santa Paula, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 22, 2017 and expires on May 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental W670 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 27, 1971.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3946.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3946.

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.