# N170ED: 1952 Cessna 170B, registration cancelled 2014-11-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 19, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306)
- 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: 20884
- Year built: 1952
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: January 30, 1956
- Certificate issued: February 24, 1999
- Last registry action: February 19, 2008
- Mode S code: A11995
- Owner when cancelled: [Highsmith Alfred C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HIGHSMITH%20ALFRED%20C)
- Location: [Burgaw, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Burgaw)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.5607° N, 77.9004° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28425, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N170ED
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=170ED
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N170ED-2014-11-19

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 170B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b.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 ERA12CA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA344), May 19, 2012: Cessna 170B (N170ED), Winterville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive bank at low altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

## 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 20120519010299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120519010299A), May 19, 2012: Cessna 170B (N170ED), Winterville, NC, Substantial damage. Aircraft involved in a bean bag drop. Flew down the runway at aprox 70 feet and banked right so the passenger could drop the bean bag. Aircraft with the cross…

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