Single-engine piston

N9768A

1950 Cessna 170A

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1950
Serial
19409
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C145 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Beachy Benjamin D + 1 co-owner (Partnership)
Based
Whittington, IL
1950 Cessna 170A
Representative photo of a Cessna 170A. Not a photo of N9768A.
Registration record

N9768A on the FAA register

Type
1950 Cessna 170A
Serial
19409
Engines
Continental C145 series
Registered owner
Beachy Benjamin D + 1 co-owner
Whittington, IL
Certificate issued
2024-01-28
Airworthiness date
1956-08-07
Registration expires
2031-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AD9D60
Mode S (octal)
53316540
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
410 nm
Cruise (type)
104 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-01-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N9768A.
  • 2011-02-11
    Accident at Baker Lake, WA; damage: substantial.
  • 1956-08-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1950
    Manufactured (1950).
Overview

About N9768A

N9768A is a 1950 Cessna 170A, serial number 19409. The FAA register lists Beachy Benjamin D + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Whittington, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 28, 2024 and expires on January 31, 2031.

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 7, 1956.

N9768A has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Cruise
104 kt
Range
410 nm
Fuel burn
10 gph

Published figures for the Cessna 170A type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2011-02-11 Accident · Baker Lake, WA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · WPR11CA132
Reported aircraft: Cessna 170A
Probable cause: The pilot's encounter with soft terrain during an attempted takeoff from a dry lake bed.

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.