# N6297D: 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: July 16, 1996
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6297D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6297D

## Aircraft that carried N6297D

- [Cancelled 1996-07-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6297D-1996-07-16): Cessna 172N, S/N 17272702. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Rudder Johnny L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUDDER%20JOHNNY%20L), [Plano, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Plano)

## NTSB investigations on N6297D (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 FTW91LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA020), Dec 5, 1990: Cessna 172N (N6297D), Plano, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE APPROVED START PROCEDURES WHICH RESULTED IN AN INDUCTION FIRE AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE AIRPLANE.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6297D (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 19901205053119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901205053119A), Dec 5, 1990: Cessna 172N (N6297D), Plano, TX, Destroyed. Pumped throttle trying to start cold engine. Backfired and fire in intake. Stopped cranking. Aircraft burned.
- [Incident 19890226010559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890226010559I), Feb 26, 1989: Cessna 172N (N6297D), Plano, TX, Minor damage. Landed long and ran off the end of the runway. Came to rest in a ditch. Minor damage to aircraft.

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