Cessna 170
2,084 on the U.S. register across 3 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1948 to 1987; half of them date from 1952 or earlier. Alaska has the most (319). 17% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.
About the 170 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
- Common engines
- Cont Motor C145 Series (1,541), Cont Motor 0-300 Ser (371), Lycoming O&Vo-360 Ser (31)
- Seats
- 4
- Cruise speed
- about 105 mph
- Maker on the register
- Cessna
- Registered
- earliest certificate November 2, 1953; newest September 29, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Alaska319California163Texas145Washington130Florida77Oregon72Minnesota64Wisconsin62Illinois60Arizona50Colorado49Montana47
Who owns them registrant type
Individual1,366 (66%)Co-owned355 (17%)LLC230 (11%)Corporation97 (5%)Partnership33 (2%)Non-citizen corporation2 (0.1%)Not stated1 (0.0%)
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
When they were built by decade · 341 with no year on file
Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far
Registration status
Valid2,061 (99%)Pending9 (0.4%)Sale reported4 (0.2%)Revoked4 (0.2%)Pending cancellation3 (0.1%)Reports overdue2 (0.1%)
Airworthiness certificate class
Standard2,009 (96%)Multiple33 (2%)None on file30 (1%)Experimental6 (0.3%)Restricted5 (0.2%)Special flight permit1 (0.0%)
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC8Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee5Racoon Aviation LLC4Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee4International Air Services INC Trustee4Sky West Aviation INC Trustee3Travelaire Service INC2Trade Winds Aviation Holdings LLC2Outbound Aero LLC2Kingdom Air Corps2Jago River Holdings LLC2Fly48North LLC2
Fleet pages: Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC · Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee · Racoon Aviation LLC · Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee · International Air Services INC Trustee · Sky West Aviation INC Trustee · Travelaire Service INC · Trade Winds Aviation Holdings LLC
Accident history NTSB
Each aircraft's own page already shows its NTSB accident and incident record. The model-wide record (accidents per year, fatal and non-fatal, against the number registered) is being added; it will appear here.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Cessna 170 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
2,084 as of October 2, 2026, counting 3 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Cessna 170s?
Alaska, with 319.
Who owns the Cessna 170?
17% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are never named on this site.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 2,084
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N3006A | Cessna 170B |
Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-01-29 | Valid |
| N5428C | Cessna 170 |
Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-01-29 | Valid |
| N8045A | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2026-01-27 | Valid |
| N9769A | Cessna 170A |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2026-01-27 | Valid |
| N4277V | Cessna 170 |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2026-01-24 | Valid |
| N5555C | Cessna 170A |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2026-01-21 | Valid |
| N4002V | Cessna 170 |
Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2026-01-14 | Valid |
| N5498C | Cessna 170A |
Kfg Aviation INC Huntersville, North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-01-14 | Valid |
| N2655D | Cessna 170B |
Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC Palmer, Alaska |
Standard | 2026-01-13 | Valid |
| N1351D | Cessna 170A |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2026-01-10 | Valid |
| N3421C | Cessna 170B |
Palouse Pilot Training LLC Spokane, Washington |
Standard | 2026-01-08 | Valid |
| N541R | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2026-01-08 | Valid |
| N5570C | Cessna 170A |
Co-owned owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2026-01-08 | Valid |
| N2525D | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2026-01-07 | Valid |
| N1415D | Cessna 170A |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2026-01-06 | Valid |
| N2526D | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2026-01-06 | Valid |
| N2650D | Cessna 170B |
Brekke Aviation INC Edmore, North Dakota |
Standard | 2025-12-20 | Valid |
| N9772A | Cessna 170A |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2025-12-17 | Valid |
| N8016A | Cessna 170B |
Pak Holdings LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2025-12-11 | Valid |
| N4250V | Cessna 170 |
Co-owned owner Colorado |
Standard | 2025-12-10 | Valid |
| N9743A | Cessna 170A |
Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2025-12-10 | Valid |
| N3941V | Cessna 170 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-12-09 | Valid |
| N3846V | Cessna 170A |
Co-owned owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-12-08 | Valid |
| N2334D | Cessna 170B |
Co-owned owner Virginia |
Standard | 2025-12-02 | Valid |
| N2400D | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-11-29 | Valid |
| N3813V | Cessna 170 |
Tailwheelin LLC Richland, Washington |
Standard | 2025-11-29 | Valid |
| N726AM | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-11-26 | Valid |
| N9729A | Cessna 170A |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-11-25 | Valid |
| N2752D | Cessna 170B |
Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2025-11-23 | Valid |
| N8373A | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-11-21 | Valid |
| N8033A | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2025-11-19 | Valid |
| N3900V | Cessna 170 |
Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2025-11-18 | Valid |
| N3167B | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2025-11-17 | Valid |
| N2221D | Cessna 170B |
Chestnut Ridge Construction INC New Alexandria, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-11-15 | Valid |
| N2887C | Cessna 170B |
Kris Noone Air LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-11-13 | Valid |
| N3236A | Cessna 170 |
Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-11-12 | Valid |
| N9748A | Cessna 170A |
Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2025-11-12 | Valid |
| N2444D | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-11-10 | Valid |
| N461GC | Cessna 170B |
Co-owned owner Oregon |
Standard | 2025-11-08 | Valid |
| N243BD | Cessna 170B |
Co-owned owner Nevada |
Standard | 2025-11-06 | Valid |
| N2789C | Cessna 170B |
Multiple | 2025-11-04 | Valid | |
| N2524V | Cessna 170 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2025-10-31 | Valid |
| N5762C | Cessna 170A |
Colescott Zachary Cleveland, Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-10-31 | Valid |
| N9053A | Cessna 170A |
N292Ac Flyers LLC Brandon, Mississippi |
Standard | 2025-10-31 | Valid |
| N2973D | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2025-10-22 | Valid |
| N8227A | Cessna 170B |
Jin Jin Aviation LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2025-10-21 | Valid |
| N1953E | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2025-10-15 | Valid |
| N2256D | Cessna 170B |
Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2025-10-13 | Valid |
| N9225A | Cessna 170A |
Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2025-10-10 | Valid |
| N4004V | Cessna 170 |
Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2025-10-08 | Valid |
| N4154V | Cessna 170 |
Windsock Capital LLC Bertram, Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-08 | Valid |
| N2326D | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-10-07 | Valid |
| N5792C | Cessna 170A |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-10-04 | Valid |
| N1976C | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Wyoming |
Standard | 2025-10-03 | Valid |
| N2523C | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-10-03 | Valid |
| N1757D | Cessna 170A |
Gossett Harold D JR Granbury, Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-28 | Valid |
| N1309D | Cessna 170A |
Old Buzzard Aviation INC Middleburg, Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-27 | Valid |
| N3439C | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2025-09-25 | Valid |
| N4592C | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2025-09-24 | Valid |
| N8310A | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2025-09-24 | Valid |
| N3956V | Cessna 170 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-23 | Valid |
| N1342D | Cessna 170A |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2025-09-20 | Valid |
| N3444C | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-09-19 | Valid |
| N2207D | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-09-18 | Valid |
| N2436D | Cessna 170B |
Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC Palmer, Alaska |
Standard | 2025-09-15 | Valid |
| N1827C | Cessna 170 |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2025-09-11 | Valid |
| N737WF | Cessna 170B |
Mainero Tanner R Chehalis, Washington |
Standard | 2025-09-09 | Valid |
| N8071A | Cessna 170B |
Vintage Aircraft Sales LLC Radnor, Ohio |
Standard | 2025-09-08 | Valid |
| N1688D | Cessna 170B |
Co-owned owner Georgia |
Standard | 2025-09-02 | Valid |
| N4263V | Cessna 170 |
Ultra Flight LLC Le Mars, Iowa |
Standard | 2025-09-02 | Valid |
| N4423B | Cessna 170B |
Co-owned owner Oregon |
Standard | 2025-09-01 | Valid |
| N2763D | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2025-08-27 | Valid |
| N9109A | Cessna 170A |
Dra Classic Aircraft LLC Gravette, Arkansas |
Standard | 2025-08-27 | Valid |
| N3097A | Cessna 170B |
Dc Aero LLC Ramona, California |
Standard | 2025-08-22 | Valid |
| N3442D | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-08-22 | Valid |
| N2766D | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-08-20 | Valid |
| N4365B | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-08-20 | Valid |
| N2714D | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2025-08-12 | Valid |
| N3106B | Cessna 170B |
Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2025-08-07 | Valid |
| N5949V | Cessna 170B |
Elkhorn Creek Aviation 3 LLC Georgetown, Kentucky |
Standard | 2025-08-07 | Valid |
| N9929A | Cessna 170A |
Individual owner Alaska |
None on file | 2025-08-07 | Valid |
| N3431D | Cessna 170B |
Co-owned owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2025-08-06 | Valid |
| N8183A | Cessna 170B |
Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2025-08-06 | Valid |
| N8087A | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-08-04 | Valid |
| N9781A | Cessna 170A |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-08-04 | Valid |
| N9732A | Cessna 170A |
Co-owned owner Idaho |
Standard | 2025-08-02 | Valid |
| N4463B | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2025-08-01 | Valid |
| N9910A | Cessna 170A |
Co-owned owner Arizona |
None on file | 2025-07-31 | Valid |
| N4436B | Cessna 170 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-07-30 | Valid |
| N2743C | Cessna 170B |
43Charlie LLC Nicollet, Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-07-23 | Valid |
| N5490C | Cessna 170A |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-07-23 | Valid |
| N2597C | Cessna 170B |
Co-owned owner Michigan |
Standard | 2025-07-22 | Valid |
| N1438D | Cessna 170A |
Olinde Aerospace LLC Palm Bay, Florida |
Standard | 2025-07-15 | Valid |
| N4584C | Cessna 170B |
Eco Resources INC Millersport, Ohio |
Standard | 2025-07-14 | Valid |
| N4424F | Cessna 170B |
Pt Logistics LLC Rye, New Hampshire |
Standard | 2025-07-11 | Valid |
| N3411D | Cessna 170B |
Box 4-S Ranch INC Pullman, Washington |
Standard | 2025-07-07 | Valid |
| N9083A | Cessna 170A |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2025-07-05 | Valid |
| N112RP | Cessna 170A |
Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-07-02 | Valid |
| N4427B | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-07-02 | Valid |
| N2728C | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2025-06-23 | Valid |