Single-engine piston

N170MS

1953 Cessna 170B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1953
Serial
26085
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C145 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Midstate Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Ellensburg, WA
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1953 Cessna 170B
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Registration record

N170MS on the FAA register

Type
1953 Cessna 170B
Serial
26085
Engines
Continental C145 series
Registered owner
Midstate Aviation Inc
Ellensburg, WA
Certificate issued
2020-02-20
Airworthiness date
1957-08-30
Registration expires
2027-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A11A51
Mode S (octal)
50215121
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
410 nm
Cruise (type)
104 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$78,250 to $276,725
Middle half of 4 live Cessna 170B listings, 1952–1954 models (median $88,950). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N170MS.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-02-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N170MS.
  • 1957-08-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1953
    Manufactured (1953).
Overview

About N170MS

N170MS is a 1953 Cessna 170B, serial number 26085. The FAA register lists Midstate Aviation Inc as the registrant in Ellensburg, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 20, 2020 and expires on February 28, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C145 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 104 knots and a range of about 410 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated August 30, 1957.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N170MS.

Cruise
104 kt
Range
410 nm
Fuel burn
10 gph

Published figures for the Cessna 170B type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Cessna 170B specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N170MS.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.