# N4512C: 1952 Cessna 170B, registration cancelled 2022-09-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 3, 2022
- 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: 25456
- Year built: 1952
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 6, 1956
- Certificate issued: May 20, 2019
- Last registry action: May 20, 2019
- Mode S code: A57874
- Owner when cancelled: [Benson Charles Eric](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BENSON%20CHARLES%20ERIC)
- Location: [Palmer, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Palmer)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.6245° N, 148.9817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99645, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4512C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4512C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4512C-2022-09-03

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 ANC19WA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19WA020), May 28, 2019: Cessna 170 (N4512C), Whitehorse, Canada, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB ANC95LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA076), Jun 15, 1995: Cessna 170B (N4512C), Gulkana, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

## 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.

- [Incident 20060427015429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060427015429I), Apr 27, 2006: Cessna 170B (N4512C), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. (-23) Airman reports to FSDO that he "muscled" the aircraft to the ground in a strong crosswind (greater than 15 knots) rather than going around and as a…
- [Accident 19950615017869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950615017869A), Jun 15, 1995: Cessna 170B (N4512C), Gulkana, AK, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing over controlled dragged a wing and ground looped.
- [Incident 19900226008929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900226008929I), Feb 26, 1990: Cessna 170B (N4512C), Fairbanks, AK. Smoke from instrument panel on climb. Landed. Found power lead from bus to thermofuse burned.

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