Single-engine piston

N53B

1953 Cessna 170B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1953
Serial
25995
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-300 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Rutherfordton, NC
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1953 Cessna 170B
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Registration record

N53B on the FAA register

Type
1953 Cessna 170B
Serial
25995
Engines
Continental O-300 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Rutherfordton, NC
Certificate issued
2001-05-24
Airworthiness date
2001-08-25
Registration expires
2027-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6AE2D
Mode S (octal)
51527055
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 N53B.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2001-08-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2001-05-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N53B.
  • 1953
    Manufactured (1953).
Overview

About N53B

N53B is a 1953 Cessna 170B, serial number 25995. It is registered to an individual in Rutherfordton, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 24, 2001 and expires on June 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental O-300 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 (normal), dated August 25, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N53B.

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 N53B.

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.