# N3438D: Cessna 170B, registration cancelled 1972-02-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 28, 1972
- 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: 26981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 1, 1968
- Mode S code: A3CBE7
- Owner when cancelled: [Rester James E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RESTER%20JAMES%20E)
- Location: [Clinton, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Clinton)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3438D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3438D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3438D-1972-02-28

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 MIA71AM069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71AM069), Feb 7, 1971: Cessna 170B (N3438D), Clinton, MS, destroyed, 1 fatal

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