# N2502V: 1948 Cessna 170, registration cancelled 2018-04-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 19, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 170](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (registry code 2072302)
- 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: 18005
- Year built: 1948
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 20, 1956
- Certificate issued: July 16, 2010
- Last registry action: September 24, 2014
- Mode S code: A25A30
- Owner when cancelled: [Buford John T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUFORD%20JOHN%20T)
- Location: [Rockford, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Rockford)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.2711° N, 89.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2502V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2502V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2502V-2018-04-19

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 170: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170.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 LAX79DUQ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUQ16), Feb 24, 1979: Cessna 170 (N2502V), Simi Valley, CA, 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 19790224003489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790224003489A), Feb 24, 1979: Cessna 170 (N2502V), Santa Susana, CA, Substantial damage. Student pilot made hard landing. Broke landing gear.

## Other aircraft with N2502V

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2502V): Shield Ai V-BAT, S/N VB-100218

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