# N3156B: 1953 Cessna 170B, registration cancelled 1968-03-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 8, 1968
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-799](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-799) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 25398
- Year built: 1953
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 29, 1965
- Mode S code: A35C90
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Paul L And Sineath James H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20PAUL%20L%20AND%20SINEATH%20JAMES%20H)
- Location: [Tampa, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Tampa)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3156B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3156B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3156B-1968-03-08

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 (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 MIA68A0062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68A0062), Jan 8, 1968: Cessna 170B (N3156B), Tarpon Sprngs, FL, destroyed, 4 fatal

## Other aircraft with N3156B

- [Cancelled 2009-01-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3156B-2009-01-23): Bowman Charles TITAN TORNADO II, S/N D95XXXC0HK0176, built 2003. Owner: [Sheets Gene A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHEETS%20GENE%20A), [Bullhead City, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Bullhead%20City)

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