# N9117A: Cessna 170A, registration cancelled 1982-01-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 14, 1982
- 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: 18876
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 9, 1967
- Mode S code: AC9DB0
- Owner when cancelled: [Shonk Ted C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHONK%20TED%20C)
- Location: [Saratoga, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Saratoga)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9117A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9117A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9117A-1982-01-14

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 LAX81FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA078), Mar 20, 1979: Cessna 170A (N9117A), Morgan Hill, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19790320000109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790320000109A), Mar 20, 1979: Cessna 170A (N9117A), Morgan Hill, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Impacted trees on cloud shrouded mountain. Dark night. Indications of VFR pilot spatial disorientation.
- [Incident 19780531041279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780531041279I), May 31, 1978: Cessna 170A (N9117A), Pala Alto, CA, Minor damage. During landing roll aircraft turned abruptly off runway. Right wheel axle bent, left brake spongy.

## Other aircraft with N9117A

- [Cancelled 2017-06-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9117A-2017-06-15): Fairchild SA227-DC, S/N DC863B. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Air Cerberus Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20CERBERUS%20INC), [Arlington, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Arlington)

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