# N4709Q: 1951 Cessna 170A, registration cancelled 2013-07-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304)
- 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: 20018
- Year built: 1951
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: January 10, 1956
- Certificate issued: September 6, 1991
- Last registry action: March 6, 2001
- Mode S code: A5C4BC
- Owner when cancelled: [Folchi Arthur](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOLCHI%20ARTHUR)
- Location: [Bronx, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Bronx)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.8467° N, 73.8408° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 10461, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4709Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4709Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4709Q-2013-07-30

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 170A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a.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 NYC98FA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98FA185), Sep 12, 1998: Cessna 170A (N4709Q), Lagrangeville, NY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin.

## 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 19980912023689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980912023689A), Sep 12, 1998: Cessna 170A (N4709Q), Millbrook, NY, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Acft crashed in what witnesses reported as a stall spin attitude after taking off from rwy 17, pilot suffered fatal inj. (-23) on September 12, 1998 at about…

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