# N8305A: 1952 Cessna 170B, registration cancelled 2013-09-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 17, 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: 25157
- Year built: 1952
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 19, 1955
- Certificate issued: August 14, 2008
- Last registry action: August 14, 2008
- Mode S code: AB5B62
- Owner when cancelled: [Minton John B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MINTON%20JOHN%20B)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.0796° N, 149.7108° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99516, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8305A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8305A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8305A-2013-09-17

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 ANC05LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA074), May 10, 2005: Cessna 170B (N8305A), Homer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control, and collision with a ditch. A factor associated with the accident was the…

## 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 20050509011819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050509011819A), May 9, 2005: Cessna 170B (N8305A), Homer, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 9, 2005, about 21:35 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Cessna 170, N8305A sustained substantial damage when the student pilot and certified…

## Other aircraft with N8305A

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8305A): Ayad Jacksi RV-12, S/N 120071, built 2023

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