# N3123A: 1953 Cessna 170B, registration cancelled 2012-11-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 6, 2012
- 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: 25767
- Year built: 1953
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 30, 1956
- Certificate issued: August 5, 1982
- Last registry action: July 9, 1988
- Mode S code: A35101
- Owner when cancelled: [Barber Smedley O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARBER%20SMEDLEY%20O)
- Location: [Buena Park, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Buena%20Park)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8742° N, 117.9934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90621, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3123A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3123A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3123A-2012-11-06

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 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 SEA81FYM34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYM34), Aug 6, 1981: Cessna 170B (N3123A), Vancouver, WA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67D0154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0154), Aug 20, 1966: Cessna 170B (N3123A), Plymouth, MA, 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 19810806048299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810806048299A), Aug 6, 1981: Cessna 170B (N3123A), Vancouver, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted go around after discovering downwind during landing. Hit trees at end of runway.

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