# N8278A: 1952 Cessna 170B, registration cancelled 2013-05-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 14, 2013
- 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: 25130
- Year built: 1952
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Certificate issued: April 21, 2009
- Last registry action: April 21, 2009
- Mode S code: AB4E4D
- Owner when cancelled: [Silk David P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SILK%20DAVID%20P)
- Location: [Negaunee, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Negaunee)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.4159° N, 87.5848° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49866, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8278A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8278A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8278A-2013-05-14

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 MIA66D0573](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0573), May 23, 1966: Cessna 170B (N8278A), Johnson City, TN, substantial damage

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