# N48031: 1956 Cessna 170B, registration cancelled 2017-06-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 21, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 27095
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 9, 1956
- Certificate issued: August 9, 1999
- Last registry action: August 19, 2008
- Mode S code: A5EB74
- Owner when cancelled: [Heflin Robert W Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEFLIN%20ROBERT%20W%20JR)
- Location: [Isola, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Isola)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.2499° N, 90.6225° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 38754, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48031
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=48031
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48031-2017-06-21

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 ATL02LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA036), Jan 8, 2002: Cessna 170B (N48031), Bellewood, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot misjudged the proper touched down point and collided with the ground short of the runway during an attempted landing.

## 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 20020108000059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020108000059A), Jan 8, 2002: Cessna 170B (N48031), Bellwood, MS, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot undershot runway. (.4) on January 8, 2002, at about 1726 central standard time, a Cessna 170B, N48031, registered to the pilot, collided with the…

## Other aircraft with N48031

- [Cancelled 1948-11-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48031-1948-11-01): Taylorcraft L-2C, S/N 4236. Owner: [Elwood O A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ELWOOD%20O%20A), [Pine Bluffs, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Pine%20Bluffs)

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