# N81K: Cessna 170A, registration cancelled 1968-01-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 31, 1968
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-799](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-799) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18086
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 25, 1966
- Mode S code: AB07E4
- Owner when cancelled: [Mcdonald Charles William](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCDONALD%20CHARLES%20WILLIAM)
- Location: [Jefferson, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Jefferson)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81K-1968-01-31

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 FTW68A0054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68A0054), Nov 26, 1967: Cessna 170A (N81K), Van Horn, WA, destroyed, 4 fatal

## Other aircraft with N81K

- [Cancelled 2013-12-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81K-2013-12-18): Taylor Joel Lee RUTAN VARIEZE, S/N 150, built 1992. First renewal notice. Owner: [Taylor Joel L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TAYLOR%20JOEL%20L), [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)
- [Cancelled 1981-12-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81K-1981-12-17): Navion NAVION A, S/N NAV-4-1989. Owner: [Simplyfters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIMPLYFTERS%20INC), [Malibu, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Malibu)

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