# N6172: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: October 11, 1933
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6172
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6172

## Aircraft that carried N6172

- [Cancelled 1933-10-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6172-1933-10-11): Swallow SWALLOW, S/N 986. Owner: [Stier Philip J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STIER%20PHILIP%20J), [Sussex, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Sussex)

## NTSB investigations on N6172 (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA95LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA054), Jan 3, 1995: Bell 47G (N6172), Bunnell, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude while descending over a lake, resulting in an in-flight collision with water.
- [NTSB NYC80FHM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHM10), Mar 9, 1980: Bell 47G (N6172), Spring Valley, NY, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6172 (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19950103000129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950103000129A), Jan 3, 1995: Bell 47G (N6172), Bunnell, FL, Substantial damage. Descended over lake. Misjudged altitude and flew into the water.
- [Accident 19800309005529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800309005529A), Mar 9, 1980: Bell 47G (N6172), Spring Valley, NY, Substantial damage. Helicopter student let his foot slip off anti-torque pedal, causing tail boom to strike gas vent pipe.

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