# N217C: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: March 28, 2026
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=217C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N217C

## Aircraft that carried N217C

- [Cancelled 2026-03-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N217C-2026-03-28): Cessna A185F, S/N 18503558, built 1978. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [Palmer, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Palmer)
- [Cancelled 1973-05-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N217C-1973-05-29): Stinson 108-2, S/N 108-3217. Owner: [Vista Flying Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VISTA%20FLYING%20CLUB%20INC), [Kennewick, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Kennewick)

## NTSB investigations on N217C (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC23FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23FA001), Oct 6, 2022: Cessna A185F (N217C), Fairbanks, AK, no damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The improperly maintained floats, which allowed water to fill the front compartments and resulted in the airplane nosing over during taxi. Contributing to the fatal injury of the pilot was the…
- [NTSB SEA73DYG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYG12), Aug 12, 1972: Stinson 108 (N217C), Connell, WA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N217C (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20221005016789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221005016789A), Oct 5, 2022: Cessna A185F (N217C), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage, 1 fatal. Pilot in command (PIC) attempted to take off from float pond but never got airborne. While taxiing back for another take off attempt, engine power was reduced…
- [Incident 19930717034749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930717034749I), Jul 17, 1993: Cessna A185F (N217C), Leeville, LA, Minor damage. Aircraft struck superstructure of fishing vessel with right float on liftoff from fishermans bay.

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