# N6242D: 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: April 29, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6242D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6242D

## Aircraft that carried N6242D

- [Cancelled 2013-04-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6242D-2013-04-29): Cessna 172N, S/N 17272659, built 1979. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Setzler Frank](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SETZLER%20FRANK), [Chandler, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Chandler)

## NTSB investigations on N6242D (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 LAX94FA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA185), Apr 9, 1994: Cessna 172N (N6242D), Julian, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT(S). FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE HIGH/MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AND ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6242D (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 19940409000149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940409000149A), Apr 9, 1994: Cessna 172N (N6242D), Julian, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. En route IFR encountered severe turbulence and severe downdraft. Impacted trees on mountain. No airmets or sigmets.

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