N1296D — 1958 Cessna 170B

Aircraft record

Serial number

25424

Manufacturer

Cessna

Model

170B

Year

1958

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Engine

Lycoming O-360 Series

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N1296D →

Accident & incident history

1. WPR15LA153Apr 28, 2015Centralia, WASerious

   Maintenance personnel’s incorrect installation of the fuel selector valvehandle, which resulted in fuel starvation, a loss of engine power, and a forced hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to follow the manufacturer's checklist.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1958 Cessna 170B).

1. Mar 9, 2018deregistered — Johnson James W

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N1296D was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1958 Cessna 170B above.

• until Sep 17, 2001Cessna 170A (s/n 19872)

Frequently asked

Has N1296D been in an accident?

Yes. N1296D appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2015.

What kind of aircraft is N1296D?

N1296D is a 1958 Cessna 170B (fixed wing single-engine), serial number 25424.