# N6251E: 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 23, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6251E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6251E

## Aircraft that carried N6251E

- [Cancelled 2013-10-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6251E-2013-10-23): Cessna 172, S/N 46351, built 1958. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Grafiada Rick I](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRAFIADA%20RICK%20I), [Enid, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Enid)

## NTSB investigations on N6251E (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 DEN90LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA031), Dec 3, 1989: Cessna 172 (N6251E), Colorado Spgs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF WITH THE FUEL MIXTURE FULL RICH, WITH A HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, RESULTING IN A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING INITIAL CLIMB.

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