# N3251A: 1953 Cessna 170B, registration cancelled 2002-01-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 29, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- 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: 25895
- Year built: 1953
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: December 7, 1955
- Last registry action: November 28, 2001
- Mode S code: A3835F
- Location: [Bethany, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Bethany)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.5109° N, 97.6425° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 73008, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3251A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3251A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3251A-2002-01-29

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 FTW99LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA117), Apr 18, 1999: Cessna 170B (N3251A), Fayetteville, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain the proper climb rate resulting in an inadvertent stall. Factors were the rising terrain and the variable winds.

## 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 19990418003639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990418003639A), Apr 18, 1999: Cessna 170B (N3251A), Fayetteville, AR, Substantial damage. Acft stalled after take-off and came to rest in some trees, other circumstances are unknown. (-23)shortly after takeoff the aircraft experienced windshear.…

## Other aircraft with N3251A

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3251A): Maule M-7-235B, S/N 23100C, built 2007

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