# N2865C: 1954 Cessna 170B, registration cancelled 2018-01-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 3, 2018
- 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: 26408
- Year built: 1954
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: September 19, 1955
- Certificate issued: July 22, 2008
- Last registry action: October 11, 2011
- Mode S code: A2E74F
- Owners when cancelled: [Rhymes Bruce A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RHYMES%20BRUCE%20A), [Rhymes Kathy L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RHYMES%20KATHY%20L)
- Location: [Susanville, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Susanville)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 40.5491° N, 120.6340° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 96130, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2865C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2865C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2865C-2018-01-03

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 (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 WPR13FA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA236), May 19, 2013: Cessna 170B (N2865C), Auburn, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during approach to landing, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent spin.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20130518007809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130518007809A), May 18, 2013: Cessna 170B (N2865C), Auburn, CA, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. On may 18, 2013, around 1838 pacific daylight time (PDT), a Cessna 170B, N2865C, sustained substantial damage when it impacted terrain in a heavily wooded area…
- [Incident 20090208001049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090208001049I), Feb 8, 2009: Cessna 170B (N2865C), Susanville, CA, Minor damage. (-23) While making his approach to the airport from the north, the pilot stated he recalled the Susanville airport AWOS was reporting the winds to be calm. He…

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