Single-engine piston

N20CF

Cessna 170B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
26217
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Plymouth, MA
 Cessna 170B
Representative photo of a Cessna 170B. Not a photo of N20CF.
Registration record

N20CF on the FAA register

Type
Cessna 170B
Serial
26217
Engines
1
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Plymouth, MA
Certificate issued
2026-10-07
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2033-10-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A18FE2
Mode S (octal)
50307742
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 N20CF.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-10-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N20CF to the current registrant.
  • 1990-06-18
    N20CF previously assigned to a Beechcraft E33 (s/n CD1203); cancelled.
Overview

About N20CF

N20CF is a Cessna 170B, serial number 26217. It is registered to an individual in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 7, 2026 and expires on October 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston 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.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N20CF. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

1989-07-02 Accident · Angel Fire, NM Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · DEN89FA152
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft E33 — a different aircraft that carried the N20CF registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, HIS PREMATURE ROTATION FOR TAKEOFF AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE TO OBTAIN OR MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT SPEED TO CLIMB, AND HIS FAILURE TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF (WHILE THERE WAS SUFFICIENT RWY REMAINING). CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT GROSS WEIGHT TO EXCEED THE MAXIMUM LIMIT, HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, UPHILL RUNWAY GRADIENT, DOWNDRAFT, TURBULENCE, AND TREES.

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.