N3873V - 1949 Cessna 195 Aircraft Registration

N3873V is a 1949 Cessna 195, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Athens Air LLC in Athens, TN. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on January 6, 1956. Powered by a Jacobs R755A SERIES engine producing 300 horsepower, N3873V is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A47820 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N3873V was last updated on September 18, 2014. 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 N3873V. 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.