# N5740C: 1950 Cessna 170A, registration cancelled 2018-08-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 18, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 19694
- Year built: 1950
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: June 23, 1956
- Last registry action: September 20, 2017
- Mode S code: A75FA0
- Location: [Southbury, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Southbury)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.4741° N, 73.2340° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06488, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5740C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5740C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5740C-2018-08-18

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 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 MKC73FTK04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FTK04), Aug 18, 1972: Cessna 170A (N5740C), Lemmon, SD, substantial damage

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