# N3480D: 1955 Cessna 170B, registration cancelled 2012-11-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 8, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306)
- Engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-799](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-799), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 27023
- Year built: 1955
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 27, 1955
- Certificate issued: August 16, 1978
- Last registry action: March 3, 1997
- Mode S code: A3DD62
- Owner when cancelled: [Howard Kenneth Dale](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOWARD%20KENNETH%20DALE)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.1637° N, 149.9966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99502, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3480D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3480D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3480D-2012-11-08

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 (2)

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 ANC80DAG95](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG95), Aug 14, 1980: Cessna 170B (N3480D), Palmer, AK, destroyed
- [NTSB UNK65X0231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0231), Oct 11, 1964: Cessna 170B (N3480D), Tants River, AK, destroyed

## 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 19800814036179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800814036179A), Aug 14, 1980: Cessna 170B (N3480D), Glacier Park, AK, Destroyed. Reported engine losing power. Landed on road, struck parked vehicle. Suspect water in fuel caused power loss.

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