# N4685C: 1953 Cessna 170B, registration cancelled 2020-08-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 2, 2020
- 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: 25629
- Year built: 1953
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 2, 1956
- Certificate issued: April 28, 2017
- Last registry action: April 28, 2017
- Mode S code: A5BA5D
- Owner when cancelled: [Werner Robin R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WERNER%20ROBIN%20R)
- Location: [Tomahawk, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Tomahawk)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.5074° N, 89.7454° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 54487, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4685C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4685C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4685C-2020-08-02

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 (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 CHI94LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA092), Feb 19, 1994: Cessna 170B (N4685C), Waupaca, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE GUSTY CROSSWIND.

## 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 19940219002679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940219002679A), Feb 19, 1994: Cessna 170B (N4685C), Waupaca, WI, Substantial damage. Practicing crosswind landings. Lost control on landing roll. Exited runway. Hit snowdrift. Nosed over.

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