# N3247A: 1953 Cessna 170B, registration cancelled 1983-05-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 12, 1983
- 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: 25891
- Year built: 1953
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 3, 1970
- Mode S code: A3807A
- Owner when cancelled: [Buchanan Franklin A Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUCHANAN%20FRANKLIN%20A%20JR)
- Location: [Lawrenceville, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Lawrenceville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.9529° N, 83.9922° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lawrenceville, GA, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3247A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3247A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3247A-1983-05-12

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 ATL82FA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA261), Sep 2, 1982: Cessna 170B (N3247A), Lawrenceville, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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