# N7970B: 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: May 9, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7970B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7970B

## Aircraft that carried N7970B

- [Cancelled 2013-05-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7970B-2013-05-09): Cessna 172, S/N 29770, built 1957. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Cobb Raymond P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COBB%20RAYMOND%20P), [Helena, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Helena)

## NTSB investigations on N7970B (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 LAX88LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA072), Dec 20, 1987: Cessna 172 (N7970B), Fallbrook, CA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N7970B (1)

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 19871220080659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871220080659A), Dec 20, 1987: Cessna 172 (N7970B), Fallbrook, CA, Destroyed. Aborted landing when pilot saw aircraft landing opposite direction. Collided with a tree on the go around.

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