# N9978A: Cessna 170A, registration cancelled 2014-12-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 1, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 19338
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 5, 1956
- Certificate issued: January 8, 1979
- Last registry action: January 3, 1987
- Mode S code: ADF015
- Owners when cancelled: [Glen & Helen Aircraft Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLEN%20%26%20HELEN%20AIRCRAFT%20INC%20DBA), [G & H Aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/G%20%26%20H%20AIRCRAFT)
- Location: [El Monte, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/El%20Monte)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0786° N, 118.0435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91731, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9978A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9978A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9978A-2014-12-01

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 (2)

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 OAK70DVA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70DVA05), Feb 1, 1970: Cessna 170 (N9978A), Strathmore, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK67D0071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0071), Aug 7, 1966: Cessna 170 (N9978A), Porterville, CA, substantial damage

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