Single-engine piston

N3974A

1942 Piper L-4B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1942
Serial
9430
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Udall, KS
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Registration record

N3974A on the FAA register

Type
1942 Piper L-4B
Serial
9430
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Udall, KS
Certificate issued
2012-05-02
Airworthiness date
2017-12-06
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A49FAF
Mode S (octal)
51117657
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-12-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2012-05-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N3974A.
  • 1942
    Manufactured (1942).
Overview

About N3974A

N3974A is a 1942 Piper L-4B, serial number 9430. It is registered to an individual in Udall, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 2, 2012 and expires on May 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A&C65 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 6, 2017.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3974A. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1970-04-04 Accident · Orlando,Fla, 09 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2085
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft B95 — a different aircraft that carried the N3974A registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: E.

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.