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 records · 737 cases since 1982, 61 fatal
2026-09-11ANC26LA102 · 170B N2525D · accident near Willow, AK · no injuries
2026-08-26WPR26LA318 · 170B N2285D · accident near South Lake Tahoe, CA · no injuries
2026-07-10ERA26LA272 · 170B N1838C · accident near Hartwell, GA · minor injuries
2026-06-27WPR26LA239 · 170A N1607D · accident near El Cajon, CA · no injuries
2026-05-28ANC26LA045 · 170B N2526D · accident near Bethel, AK · no injuries
2026-03-27ERA26LA152 · 170B N3184B · accident near Bessemer, AL · no injuries
2026-03-12GAA26WA132 · 170 LVFCS · accident near San Rafael, OF · no injuries
2026-01-29ERA26LA101 · 170 N4178V · accident near Summerdale, AL · minor injuries
The 8 most recent of 737 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Rates per registered aircraft, phases of flight and causes are coming with the analytics stage. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record.
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 · 1,300 170B (all versions)
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N2704C | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2023-08-30 | Valid |
| N3019A | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-08-29 | Valid |
| N3572C | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2023-08-25 | Valid |
| N4614C | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2023-08-18 | Valid |
| N3066A | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2023-08-16 | Valid |
| N4303B | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2023-08-16 | Valid |
| N170AR | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-08-15 | Valid |
| N2414D | Cessna 170B |
Co-owned owner Idaho |
Standard | 2023-08-10 | Valid |
| N8223A | Cessna 170B |
Co-owned owner Idaho |
Standard | 2023-08-10 | Valid |
| N3287A | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2023-08-09 | Valid |
| N4457B | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Alaska |
Multiple | 2023-08-09 | Valid |
| N3271A | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-08-06 | Valid |
| N2694D | Cessna 170B |
Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-07-26 | Valid |
| N8005A | Cessna 170B |
Walker Aviation LLC Big Timber, Montana |
Standard | 2023-07-20 | Valid |
| N4526C | Cessna 170B |
Co-owned owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2023-07-08 | Valid |
| N2431D | Cessna 170B |
Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-07-05 | Valid |
| N2238H | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2023-06-22 | Valid |
| N2487D | Cessna 170B |
Blue Four Aviation LLC North Pole, Alaska |
Standard | 2023-06-15 | Valid |
| N53170 | Cessna 170B |
Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2023-06-12 | Valid |
| N3500D | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Alaska |
None on file | 2023-06-09 | Valid |
| N3549C | Cessna 170B |
Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-06-08 | Valid |
| N4301B | Cessna 170B |
Cff LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2023-06-07 | Valid |
| N4454B | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-06-07 | Valid |
| N8075A | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-05-29 | Valid |
| N2294D | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2023-05-24 | Valid |
| N1953A | Cessna 170B |
Harejh LTD Holdings LLC Seymour, Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-05-23 | Valid |
| N3434D | Cessna 170B |
Co-owned owner Idaho |
Standard | 2023-05-23 | Valid |
| N2483D | Cessna 170B |
Brogden Aviation LLC Olathe, Kansas |
Standard | 2023-05-22 | Valid |
| N1977C | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-05-18 | Valid |
| N2209D | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2023-05-17 | Valid |
| N3026A | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Idaho |
Multiple | 2023-05-17 | Valid |
| N94GV | Cessna 170B |
Sky West Aviation INC Trustee Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Standard | 2023-05-17 | Valid |
| N1968C | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-05-11 | Valid |
| N8199A | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2023-05-11 | Valid |
| N3141A | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-05-05 | Valid |
| N3428D | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-05-03 | Valid |
| N3536D | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-05-02 | Valid |
| N8189A | Cessna 170B |
Eight Niner Alpha LLC Eagle, Idaho |
Standard | 2023-05-01 | Valid |
| N3450C | Cessna 170B |
Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2023-04-28 | Valid |
| N2475D | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-04-27 | Valid |
| N2690D | Cessna 170B |
N6112T LLC Caldwell, Idaho |
Standard | 2023-04-25 | Valid |
| N2715C | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2023-04-25 | Valid |
| N3467C | Cessna 170B |
Co-owned owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-04-24 | Valid |
| N8291A | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-04-24 | Valid |
| N4674C | Cessna 170B |
N&C Enterprises LLC Vine Grove, Kentucky |
Standard | 2023-04-22 | Valid |
| N3582D | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2023-04-18 | Valid |
| N1828C | Cessna 170B |
Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-04-11 | Valid |
| N3540D | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-04-11 | Valid |
| N2604D | Cessna 170B |
O4Dflys LLC Enterprise, Oregon |
Standard | 2023-04-02 | Valid |
| N2515C | Cessna 170B |
Co-owned owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-03-31 | Valid |
| N3142A | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 2023-03-31 | Valid |
| N2979D | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-03-30 | Valid |
| N2611D | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner West Virginia |
Standard | 2023-03-24 | Valid |
| N2937D | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2023-03-24 | Valid |
| N3462D | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2023-03-19 | Valid |
| N3526D | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-03-18 | Valid |
| N8081A | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-03-18 | Valid |
| N3135A | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2023-03-16 | Valid |
| N2664D | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-03-13 | Valid |
| N4671C | Cessna 170B |
Pleasant Valley Cattle CO INC Sturgis, South Dakota |
Standard | 2023-03-12 | Valid |
| N2600D | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2023-03-11 | Valid |
| N2481D | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-03-09 | Valid |
| N2692D | Cessna 170B |
Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC Palmer, Alaska |
Standard | 2023-03-09 | Valid |
| N8329A | Cessna 170B |
170 Adventures LLC Hermosa Beach, California |
Standard | 2023-03-09 | Valid |
| N170WR | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-03-08 | Valid |
| N2674D | Cessna 170B |
Co-owned owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-03-08 | Valid |
| N3063A | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-03-08 | Valid |
| N4513C | Cessna 170B |
Slowpoke Air LLC Palm Harbor, Florida |
Standard | 2023-03-06 | Valid |
| N813MD | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-03-04 | Valid |
| N2546D | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-02-28 | Valid |
| N4380B | Cessna 170B |
Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-02-27 | Valid |
| N2781C | Cessna 170B |
Co-owned owner Colorado |
Standard | 2023-02-22 | Valid |
| N2944D | Cessna 170B |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-02-21 | Valid |
| N1839C | Cessna 170B |
Oploh Elli M Makanda, Illinois |
Standard | 2023-02-16 | Valid |
| N170MW | Cessna 170B |
N88Tg LLC Fairbanks, Alaska |
Standard | 2023-02-15 | Valid |
| N2731D | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-02-10 | Valid |
| N4413B | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2023-02-09 | Valid |
| N8256A | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-02-09 | Valid |
| N2329D | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2023-02-07 | Valid |
| N3140A | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-02-06 | Valid |
| N1891C | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-02-03 | Valid |
| N2771C | Cessna 170B |
Kenmore Crew Leasing INC Trustee Bellingham, Washington |
Standard | 2023-01-31 | Valid |
| N3122A | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-01-28 | Valid |
| N2912D | Cessna 170B |
Satanta Flying Service INC Satanta, Kansas |
Standard | 2023-01-26 | Valid |
| N2780D | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-01-25 | Valid |
| N170KH | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Massachusetts |
Multiple | 2023-01-24 | Valid |
| N4262A | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-01-20 | Valid |
| N2411D | Cessna 170B |
Aircraft INC White Bear Lake, Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-01-18 | Valid |
| N2684D | Cessna 170B |
Co-owned owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-01-16 | Valid |
| N1719D | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Wyoming |
Standard | 2023-01-14 | Valid |
| N1881C | Cessna 170B |
Amaryllis Living LLC Tampa, Florida |
Standard | 2023-01-12 | Valid |
| N2507C | Cessna 170B |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-01-12 | Valid |
| N3439D | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-01-11 | Valid |
| N4405B | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-01-11 | Valid |
| N2970D | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2023-01-05 | Valid |
| N822WE | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2023-01-03 | Valid |
| N3443C | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2023-01-02 | Valid |
| N1928C | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-01-01 | Valid |
| N2806C | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner Nebraska |
None on file | 2022-12-30 | Valid |
| N2936D | Cessna 170B |
Krish Air LLC Louisville, Kentucky |
Standard | 2022-12-27 | Valid |