# N4653C: 1953 Cessna 170B, registration cancelled 2013-09-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 16, 2013
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 25597
- Year built: 1953
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: December 1, 1955
- Certificate issued: September 22, 1999
- Last registry action: June 28, 2012
- Mode S code: A5AEF2
- Owner when cancelled: [Manly Robert E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MANLY%20ROBERT%20E)
- Location: [Ferndale, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Ferndale)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 48.8655° N, 122.6232° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98248, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4653C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4653C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4653C-2013-09-16

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 (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 SEA00LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA058), Mar 28, 2000: Cessna 170B (N4653C), Lopez Island, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing. Contributing factors were the crosswind condition, gusts, and the pilot's overall lack of total (flight and tail wheel) experience.
- [NTSB SEA91LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA222), Aug 26, 1991: Cessna 170B (N4653C), Heber City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING GROUND ROLL. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE CROSSWIND WEATHER CONDITIONS.
- [NTSB FTW84LA397](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA397), Sep 15, 1984: Cessna 170B (N4653C), Flatonia, TX, substantial damage

## 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 20000328010149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000328010149A), Mar 28, 2000: Cessna 170B (N4653C), Lopez, WA, No damage. (-23) Pilot lost control of aircraft during landing in gusty wind conditions.
- [Accident 19910826036729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910826036729A), Aug 26, 1991: Cessna 170B (N4653C), Heber, UT, Substantial damage. Lost control and ground looped the tail wheel aircraft on landing.
- [Accident 19840915048559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840915048559A), Sep 15, 1984: Cessna 170B (N4653C), Flatonia, TX, Substantial damage. Lost directional control after raising tail. Aircraft veered off side of runway,struck tree and went into lake.

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