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Cessna 170B

FAA model code2072306

Cessna 170B: Fixed wing single engine, with 1,299 aircraft on the US register, built between 1948 and 1979.

1,299
On the US register
1
Engines
4
Seats
105mph
Cruise speed
Manufacturer
Cessna
Class
Fixed wing single engine
Engine type
Reciprocating
Operates from
Land
Weight class
Up to 12,499 lb
Build years on the register
1948–1979

Aircraft on the register by year built

More registered Cessna 170B aircraft were built in 1952 than in any other year: 426.

0250500195019551960196519701975

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Registry, retrieved 2026-09-22. Counts are Voydar's tally of current registrations. Aircraft still registered today, by year of manufacture; not production totals.

Where they are registered

US states with the most registrations of this type. The state is the registration address, a count only.

  • AK256
  • CA108
  • WA72
  • TX71
  • OR48
  • FL43
  • MN43
  • WI39
  • CO33
  • MT31
  • IL28
  • ID27

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Registry, retrieved 2026-09-22. Counts are Voydar's tally of current registrations.

Accident record

235 NTSB records match an aircraft of this type that is on the register today (1,299 registered). This is not an accident rate: it leaves out aircraft no longer registered and says nothing about hours flown.

Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.

Registered examples

Aircraft of this type registered to organisations, newest first.

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Registry, retrieved 2026-09-22. Counts are Voydar's tally of current registrations.

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Specifications are the FAA aircraft reference record for the model code; the FAA file carries no dimensions or performance beyond those shown. Reference data, not for flight planning.