# N7608B: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: April 13, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7608B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7608B

## Aircraft that carried N7608B

- [Cancelled 2017-04-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7608B-2017-04-13): Cessna 170B, S/N 25491, built 1957. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Spiro Paul M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPIRO%20PAUL%20M), [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)

## NTSB investigations on N7608B (1)

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 ANC02LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA032), May 12, 2002: Cessna 170B (N7608B), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during takeoff. A factor associated with the accident was an inadvertent ground loop.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N7608B (3)

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 20020512012869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020512012869A), May 12, 2002: Cessna 170B (N7608B), Anchorage, AK, No damage. (-23) Pilot stated he was taking off when he got a tail wind that pushed him off the runway. Weather sequence for lake Hood strip showed calm winds. There were…
- [Incident 19831113070959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831113070959I), Nov 13, 1983: Cessna 170B (N7608B), Talkeetna, AK, Minor damage. Left gear hit a hole in the snow covered runway on takeoff. Left gear was sheared off. Gear box pulled out.
- [Incident 19790818031949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790818031949I), Aug 18, 1979: Cessna 170B (N7608B), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Pilot lost control, ground looped, struck VASI.

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