# N2438D: 1952 Cessna 170B, registration cancelled 1970-08-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 4, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-799](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-799) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20590
- Year built: 1952
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 11, 1962
- Mode S code: A23E98
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Service Caravan Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20SERVICE%20CARAVAN%20CO%20INC)
- Location: [New Bedford, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/New%20Bedford)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2438D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2438D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2438D-1970-08-04

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 NYC66F0222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0222), Sep 4, 1965: Cessna 170B (N2438D), Norwood, MA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N2438D

- [Cancelled 2016-02-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2438D-2016-02-24): Cessna 172R, S/N 17280877, built 2000. Exported to China. Owner: [Christiansen Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHRISTIANSEN%20AVIATION%20INC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- [Cancelled 1989-02-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2438D-1989-02-09): Piper PA-38-112, S/N 3879A0315. Triennial form not returned

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