# N30968: 1970 Cessna 177B, registration cancelled 1981-12-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 23, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A13CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A13CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17701574
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 17, 1977
- Mode S code: A3440C
- Owner when cancelled: [Middleton Orville M Et Al](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MIDDLETON%20ORVILLE%20M%20ET%20AL)
- Location: [Oregon, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Oregon)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 41.6584° N, 83.4089° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 43616, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30968
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=30968
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30968-1981-12-23

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 177B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b.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 CHI79FEI14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEI14), Mar 16, 1979: Cessna 177B (N30968), Walbridge, OH, destroyed

## 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 19790316004809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790316004809A), Mar 16, 1979: Cessna 177B (N30968), Walbridge, OH, Destroyed. Engine stopped on final approach. Aircraft struck ground short of runway. Water in fuel.

## Other aircraft with N30968

- [Cancelled 2016-04-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30968-2016-04-12): Textron 208B, S/N 208B5237, built 2015. Exported to China. Owner: [Bank Of Utah Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BANK%20OF%20UTAH%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- [Cancelled 2006-05-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30968-2006-05-17): Robinson Helicopter R44 II, S/N 11229. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Helistream Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELISTREAM%20INC), [Costa Mesa, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Costa%20Mesa)
- [Cancelled 1951-12-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30968-1951-12-14): Piper J3C-65, S/N 5241, built 1946. Owner: [Roach Melvin Allen](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROACH%20MELVIN%20ALLEN), [Kimball, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Kimball)

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