# N432W: 1952 Cessna 170B, registration cancelled 2019-11-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 29, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 20325
- Year built: 1952
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: February 6, 1956
- Certificate issued: August 3, 2016
- Last registry action: August 3, 2016
- Mode S code: A52C80
- Owner when cancelled: [Martin Christopher C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARTIN%20CHRISTOPHER%20C)
- Location: [Sundance, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Sundance)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.3712° N, 104.3598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 82729, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N432W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=432W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N432W-2019-11-29

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 (3)

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 GAA18CA429](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA429), Jul 19, 2018: Cessna 170 (N432W), Spearfish, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to take off in tailwind conditions, which resulted in an aborted takeoff with insufficient runway remaining.
- [NTSB CHI99LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA106), Mar 8, 1999: Cessna 170B (N432W), Grand Ledge, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight instructor's failure to successfully take remedial action to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll out. Factors were the crosswinds and snowbank.
- [NTSB CHI92LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA087), Feb 2, 1992: Cessna 170 (N432W), Howell, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: A CROSS WIND.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20180719011719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180719011719A), Jul 19, 2018: Cessna 170B (N432W), Spearfish, SD, Substantial damage. On July 19, 2018 at approximately 08:30 MDT a Cessna 170B [privacy data omitted] went off the end of runway 26 and hitting a tree after takeoff during a CFR…
- [Accident 19990308002499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990308002499A), Mar 8, 1999: Cessna 170B (N432W), Grand Ledge, MI, Substantial damage. Acft lost directional control on landing and sustained substantial damage, other circumstances are unknown. (.19) on March 8, 1999, at 1130 eastern standard…
- [Accident 19920202001539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920202001539A), Feb 2, 1992: Cessna 170B (N432W), Howell, MI, Substantial damage. Weather vaned into strong crosswind on landing. Ran off runway and overturned.

## Other aircraft with N432W

- [Cancelled 1948-04-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N432W-1948-04-06): Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR S-6000-B, S/N 6B-2039, built 1932. Owner: [Woodley Arthur G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOODLEY%20ARTHUR%20G), [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)

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