# N170DM: 1951 Cessna 170A, registration cancelled 2012-08-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 10, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304)
- Engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-799](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-799), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20055
- Year built: 1951
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 29, 1955
- Certificate issued: June 29, 1982
- Last registry action: May 3, 2000
- Mode S code: A11984
- Owner when cancelled: [Casler Nathan S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CASLER%20NATHAN%20S)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.1151° N, 149.6159° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99507, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N170DM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=170DM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N170DM-2012-08-10

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 170A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a.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 ANC82DAG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAG18), Apr 25, 1982: Cessna 170 (N170DM), Big Lake, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19820425010919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820425010919A), Apr 25, 1982: Cessna 170A (N170DM), Big Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Unable to leave ground effect on takeoff. Aborted, ran into a ditch off end of runway. Unexpected tailwind.

## Other aircraft with N170DM

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N170DM): Cessna 170B, S/N 20803, built 1952

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