N3868V - 1949 Cessna 195 Aircraft Registration

N3868V is a 1949 Cessna 195, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Swift Stephen D in Flower Mound, TX. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on April 23, 1956. The registration certificate was issued on January 28, 2021. The registration is set to expire on January 31, 2028. Powered by a Jacobs R755A SERIES engine producing 300 horsepower, N3868V is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A47518 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N3868V was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 33.0916, -97.3583 on February 28, 2026. The FAA registry record for N3868V was last updated on April 14, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Cessna 195, Cessna's only postwar radial-engine aircraft, established new standards for business aviation in the late 1940s. First flown on July 15, 1947, it was a high-wing monoplane powered by a 300-horsepower Jacobs radial engine with five-seat capacity. With its distinctive all-aluminum construction and strutless wing design, the 195 offered performance superior to contemporary light aircraft. Cessna Aircraft Company manufactured 1,180 total aircraft in the 190/195 series from 1947 to 1954. AviatorDB tracks 80,556 Cessna aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is C195.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N3868V. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.