# N6172M: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: August 5, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6172M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6172M

## Aircraft that carried N6172M

- [Cancelled 2013-08-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6172M-2013-08-05): Maule M-5-235C, S/N 7184C, built 1978. Revoked, canceled. Owner: [Wrate Douglas W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WRATE%20DOUGLAS%20W), [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)
- [Cancelled 1950-07-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6172M-1950-07-24): Stinson 108-3, S/N 108-4172, built 1948. Owner: [Mattews George W/Long John A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MATTEWS%20GEORGE%20W%2FLONG%20JOHN%20A), [Cottage Grove, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Cottage%20Grove)

## NTSB investigations on N6172M (1)

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 ANC82FAA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82FAA07), Jul 2, 1982: Maule M-5 (N6172M), Fairbanks, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6172M (1)

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 19820702026939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820702026939A), Jul 2, 1982: Maule M5235C (N6172M), Fairbanks, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Crash occurred after takeoff, aircraft turned right 90 degrees and fell vertically to ground.

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