Single-engine piston

N9976A

1950 Cessna 170A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1950
Serial
19336
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C145 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Western Air Express LLC (LLC)
Based
Helena, AL
1950 Cessna 170A
Representative photo of a Cessna 170A. Not a photo of N9976A.
Registration record

N9976A on the FAA register

Type
1950 Cessna 170A
Serial
19336
Engines
Continental C145 series
Registered owner
Western Air Express LLC
Helena, AL
Certificate issued
2016-09-23
Airworthiness date
1956-05-23
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
ADEFCF
Mode S (octal)
53367717
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

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-09-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N9976A.
  • 1956-05-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1950
    Manufactured (1950).
Overview

About N9976A

N9976A is a 1950 Cessna 170A, serial number 19336. The FAA register lists Western Air Express LLC as the registrant in Helena, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 23, 2016 and expires on September 30, 2029.

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 May 23, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N9976A.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N9976A.

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.