# N9953A: 1950 Cessna 170A, registration cancelled 2019-11-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 4, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304)
- 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: 19313
- Year built: 1950
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 26, 1955
- Certificate issued: July 30, 2013
- Last registry action: June 17, 2016
- Mode S code: ADE7F8
- Owner when cancelled: [Heineman Zachary Russell](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEINEMAN%20ZACHARY%20RUSSELL)
- Location: [San Francisco, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Francisco)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7500° N, 122.4152° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94110, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9953A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9953A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9953A-2019-11-04

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 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 GAA17CA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA204), Mar 26, 2017: Cessna 170 (N9953A), Death Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper compensation for crosswind conditions during the landing flare and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control during the landing.

## 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 20170325003299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170325003299A), Mar 25, 2017: Cessna 170A (N9953A), Death Valley, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed rosamond airpark (L00) and landed at the Chicken Strip Airport, California. Upon touchdown the aircraft bounced and the pilot lost…

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