# N7608B: 1957 Cessna 170B, registration cancelled 2017-04-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 13, 2017
- 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: 25491
- Year built: 1957
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: January 23, 1957
- Certificate issued: May 20, 2005
- Last registry action: June 17, 2008
- Mode S code: AA44FA
- Owner when cancelled: [Spiro Paul M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPIRO%20PAUL%20M)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7608B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7608B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7608B-2017-04-13

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 ANC02LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA032), May 12, 2002: Cessna 170B (N7608B), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during takeoff. A factor associated with the accident was an inadvertent ground loop.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20020512012869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020512012869A), May 12, 2002: Cessna 170B (N7608B), Anchorage, AK, No damage. (-23) Pilot stated he was taking off when he got a tail wind that pushed him off the runway. Weather sequence for lake Hood strip showed calm winds. There were…
- [Incident 19831113070959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831113070959I), Nov 13, 1983: Cessna 170B (N7608B), Talkeetna, AK, Minor damage. Left gear hit a hole in the snow covered runway on takeoff. Left gear was sheared off. Gear box pulled out.
- [Incident 19790818031949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790818031949I), Aug 18, 1979: Cessna 170B (N7608B), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Pilot lost control, ground looped, struck VASI.

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