# N63DJ: 1953 Cessna 170B, registration cancelled 2018-01-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 29, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-340-series) (registry code 41510)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-799](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-799), [TCDS E-277](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-277) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 25505
- Year built: 1953
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 25, 1957
- Certificate issued: November 24, 2008
- Last registry action: November 24, 2008
- Mode S code: A83BB7
- Owner when cancelled: [Minton John B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MINTON%20JOHN%20B)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.0796° N, 149.7108° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99516, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63DJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=63DJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63DJ-2018-01-29

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 ANC03LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA068), Jul 6, 2003: Cessna 170B (N63DJ), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged distance and altitude during an approach to land at an off-airport landing site, which resulted in an undershoot, and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain.

## 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 20030706037279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030706037279A), Jul 6, 2003: Cessna 170B (N63DJ), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot was practicing take-offs and landings on off-airport areas. During an approach to a gravel bar, he realized that the aircraft was low so he…

## Other aircraft with N63DJ

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63DJ): Bell Textron Canada 407, S/N 56399, built 2024

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