# N8082A: 1952 Cessna 170B, registration cancelled 2018-07-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 23, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 20934
- Year built: 1952
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: September 14, 2016
- Last registry action: September 14, 2016
- Mode S code: AB0234
- Owner when cancelled: [Somerton Gary L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOMERTON%20GARY%20L)
- Location: [Port Orange, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Port%20Orange)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.1007° N, 81.0718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32128, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8082A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8082A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8082A-2018-07-23

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 ERA17FA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA143), Apr 1, 2017: Cessna 170B (N8082A), Edgewater, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The Cessna pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the Grumman during the transition to a different formation. Contributing to the accident was the stepped down configuration of the formation…

## 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 20170401006402A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170401006402A), Apr 1, 2017: Cessna 170B (N8082A), Edgewater, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Eye witness reported observing five small aircraft flying in a formation very close to each other when two of the aircraft collided in mid-air and fell to the…

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