# N1173D: 1953 Cessna 305A, registration cancelled 2022-11-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 5, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 305A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305a) (registry code 2074002)
- Engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 5A5](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/5A5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 23221C
- Year built: 1953
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: March 2, 1956
- Certificate issued: July 9, 2013
- Last registry action: July 16, 2019
- Mode S code: A048F9
- Owner when cancelled: [Black John David](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLACK%20JOHN%20DAVID)
- Location: [Searcy, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Searcy)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.2268° N, 91.7370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72143, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1173D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1173D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1173D-2022-11-05

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 305A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305a.md

## NTSB investigations (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 UNK64X1924](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1924), May 23, 1964: Cessna 305A (N1173D), Stuttgart, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal

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