N6946C

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1953 CESSNA 170B

Fixed wing single engineFairbanks, AK

N6946C is a 1953 Cessna 170B (fixed wing single engine) with serial number 25522, registered in Fairbanks, AK. It is powered by a Lycoming O&VO-360 SER rated at 180 hp. Its airworthiness certificate is in the multiple class (standard, restricted, agriculture and pest control), issued May 21, 1983. It is one of 1,300 170B aircraft in the FAA registry, 256 of them registered in Alaska. About 36% of them were built after it. The NTSB accident database lists one record for this airframe since 2008, the latest on May 16, 2009.

FAA status: Registration pending - canceled. There is no expiration date on this record.

Registration

FAA status
Registration pending - canceled
Registrant type
Individual
Registered owner
Individual owner, name not shown
Location
Fairbanks, AK
Local FAA office (FSDO)
Fairbanks FSDO (FAI FSDO) · (907) 474-0276
Last FAA action
Jun 24, 2019
Mode S code (hex)
A93CBF
Mode S code (octal)
52236277
Official record
registry.faa.gov

Aircraft

Manufacturer
CESSNA
Model
170B
Type certificate (TCDS)
A-799 (Textron Aviation Inc.)
Year manufactured
1953
Serial number
25522
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Engine type
Reciprocating
Engine
LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 hp)
Engines / seats
1 / 4
Weight class
Up to 12,499 lb
Airworthiness
Multiple since May 21, 1983
Approved operations
Standard, Restricted, Agriculture and pest control

Public airports near Fairbanks

AirportIDDistanceTowerFuel
Chena River
Fairbanks, AK
2Z56 miNon-towered-
Fairbanks International
Fairbanks, AK
PAFA6 miTowered100LL, A1
Bradley Sky-Ranch
North Pole, AK
95Z10 miNon-towered-

Straight-line distance from the registration city, from the FAA airport directory (NASR). The registry does not say where an aircraft is based.

Earlier registrations of this number

CanceledAircraftSerialYearExported toSame airframe today
May 20, 1965BEECH AT-114237676

NTSB accident and incident records

DatePlaceAircraft (as NTSB recorded it)DamageHighest injuryNTSB no.
May 16, 2009Nenana, AKCessna 170B this airframeSubstantialNoneANC09CA045

From the NTSB aviation accident database (events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026), matched by N-number. An N-number can move between aircraft, so each row is checked against the serial number on the current registration.

Other 170B in Alaska