# N8233A: Cessna 170B, registration cancelled 1971-02-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 19, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-799](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-799) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 25085
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 13, 1960
- Mode S code: AB3EC2
- Owner when cancelled: [Surgeon John D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SURGEON%20JOHN%20D)
- Location: [Grafton, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Grafton)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8233A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8233A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8233A-1971-02-19

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 CHI71FBQ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FBQ12), Aug 28, 1970: Cessna 170B (N8233A), Jerseyville, IL, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N8233A

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8233A): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC-3022, built 1946
- [Cancelled 1993-04-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8233A-1993-04-07): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 288090353. Exported to Germany. Owner: [None, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/None)

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