Single-engine piston

N243BD

1956 Cessna 170B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1956
Serial
20591
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Franklin 6A-350SER
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Reno, NV
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1956 Cessna 170B
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Registration record

N243BD on the FAA register

Type
1956 Cessna 170B
Serial
20591
Engines
Franklin 6A-350SER
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Reno, NV
Certificate issued
2025-11-06
Airworthiness date
1976-05-11
Registration expires
2032-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A23B41
Mode S (octal)
50435501
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 N243BD.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-11-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N243BD.
  • 1976-05-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1956
    Manufactured (1956).
Overview

About N243BD

N243BD is a 1956 Cessna 170B, serial number 20591. It is registered to co-owners in Reno, Nevada. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 6, 2025 and expires on November 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Franklin 6A-350SER 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 (normal), dated May 11, 1976.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N243BD.

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 N243BD.

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.