The International Cessna 170 Association

Off Airport landing on deserted street

Light poles , cars parked Both sides of street; 3:00 AM New York City 1956.


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Is this one of us or is it our little brother?

I wonder if this airplane still exist? N number serial number? Could current owner be a member C170A?

Regards

One easy way to identify the 170 is the landing gear is in front of the strut attach point, the 120/140 landing gear is behind the strut attach point.

One thing for sure its not a 170 but you can't tell for sure its a 140 as it could be a 120 But i got to say thats a mighty fine looking 48 170!!!! Bill K

It must be Schrödinger's Cessna.
It's both a 120 and a 140 until someone puts the wings on

Can you imagine the mass hysteria the media would create if that happened today?

I thought the only difference was flaps.
However, I have been known to be wrong.

Flaps and the window though as mentioned many 120s have had that added.

Is that a disconnected flap cable hanging out of a hole in the top/right side of the fuselage in the first picture? Hard to see but it looks like a cable to me. What about that rod-looking thing sticking out right behind the "cable"? Looks like its a 140.

The rod is probably the flap axle connecting both flaps together.
120s had no rear window and no flaps.
IIRC most had no electrical system either.