# N2783D: 1952 Cessna 170B, registration cancelled 2020-10-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 31, 2020
- 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: 25325
- Year built: 1952
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: June 10, 1956
- Certificate issued: July 8, 2011
- Last registry action: February 25, 2017
- Mode S code: A2C6F9
- Owner when cancelled: [Augustine John M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AUGUSTINE%20JOHN%20M)
- Location: [Wasilla, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Wasilla)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.6051° N, 149.4227° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99654, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2783D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2783D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2783D-2020-10-31

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (2)

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 ANC09LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09LA053), Jun 11, 2009: Cessna 170B (N2783D), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's decision to land with a tailwind, and his failure to maintain directional control during landing, resulting in a ground-loop and nose-over.
- [NTSB DEN66D0348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0348), May 22, 1966: Cessna 170B (N2783D), Otis, CO, 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 20090611025839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090611025839A), Jun 11, 2009: Cessna 170B (N2783D), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Student pilot [privacy data omitted] reported he and CFI [privacy data omitted] departed runway 25 @ appx. 5.45 am and flew to practice area on west side of…

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