# N3228A: 1953 Cessna 170B, registration cancelled 2012-09-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 27, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-799](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-799) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 25872
- Year built: 1953
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 29, 1965
- Certificate issued: March 27, 1968
- Last registry action: May 2, 2008
- Mode S code: A3792F
- Owner when cancelled: [Maben Robert M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MABEN%20ROBERT%20M)
- Location: [Prattsville, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Prattsville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.2990° N, 74.4008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 12468, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3228A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3228A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3228A-2012-09-27

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 NYC69F0119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0119), Jul 26, 1968: Cessna 170B (N3228A), Lexington, NY, substantial damage

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