The International Cessna^® 170 Association

I am a new owner and member having just bought a C-170. I am curious as to the age of the oldest one currently flying. I also fly a Kolb Mark lllX at times.

I knew I had one of the older ones 18036 but in looking at the members list http://cessna170.org/phpBB2/membersOnly/members.php I saw J Buford's 18005 (and likely missed an older one.)

Actually 18003 is the oldest one known to have been sold by Cessna. It has also been established that it was in a landing accident in 1976 but repairable and thought to be still owned by someone in Canada but it does not show up on the Canadian data base I have

So that would leave Serial 18004. N1201V is owned by a fellow in Washington State according to the FAA data base. No way to know if it is still airworthy.

Welcome to 170 ownership and the forum.

Kolb Driver Are you the owner of the ragwing that has recently shown up at Massey MD? I forget the exact SN of that one but it seems like it was about the 11th one sold to the public and is still flying. If that is your plane I have a ragwing about 30 miles north of you and fly into MD1 quite often. Bill K

That is affirmative. I beleive you were looking at the airplane a couple of weeks ago. My serial # is 18015 and I am really enjoying the plane. Perhaps you will give me some pointers on the 170 one of these days.

Kolb Driver I hope to attend the L bird fly-in at Massey the last weekend of the month so I may see you then. As for now the best tip I can offer you or any other new 170 owner is to join this association as it is one of the best type clubs going with lots of good info. Bill K

I have Ragwing serial number 18024. Not flying, but darn close after 30 years on the ground. Shooting for Halloween to have her in the air again.

-Dustin

My "Overgrown 170" 180, which I sold last October, was the 18th 180 built and either the second or third oldest 180 still flying.

Harold

Bill,

Undrestand you were at MD1 over the weekend! I was in and out during that time but we obviously didn't connect. Also heard that a couple of 170's showed up. Sorry I missed them. Sunday was the best day for flying and several L-birds showed up. I have been watching this site for some time as I was looking for a 170. I was a member of the "Cardinal Club" several years ago and it too provided a lot of info. to owners. Hopefully, this airplane will not require as much maintenance as an RG Cardinal.

Larry

Sorry we missed you but we will be back there often so I am sure we will meet some time. Had two othe 170s. We all flew over from Alloway. Bill K

Kolb Driver wrote:That is affirmative. I beleive you were looking at the airplane a couple of weeks ago. My serial # is 18015 and I am really enjoying the plane. Perhaps you will give me some pointers on the 170 one of these days.

can you tell me where s#18014 fits into the history of the 170 model?
thanks....adyer@fnal.gov

18014 is the serial number which started with 18000. So if Cessna completed the airplanes in serial number order 18014 is pretty early. 18003 is the earliest known to be sold. So that would make 18014 the 11th 170 made that was sold by Cessna.

N9149A wrote:18014 is the serial number which started with 18000. So if Cessna completed the airplanes in serial number order 18014 is pretty early. 18003 is the earliest known to be sold. So that would make 18014 the 11th 170 made that was sold by Cessna.

If 18003 was the first sold, wouldn't 18014 be the 12th?

Miles

cessna170bdriver wrote: If 18003 was the first sold, wouldn't 18014 be the 12th?

Miles

See, this is why we need rocket scientists!!!!

When I count them on my fingers, yes, it would be the 12th airplane. Or the 11th after the first.