# N6461E: 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: December 22, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6461E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6461E

## Aircraft that carried N6461E

- [Cancelled 2014-12-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6461E-2014-12-22): Cessna 172, S/N 46561, built 1959. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Foley James S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOLEY%20JAMES%20S), [Lompoc, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Lompoc)

## NTSB investigations on N6461E (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 WPR09LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA056), Dec 10, 2008: Cessna 172 (N6461E), Lompoc, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power line. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent experience.
- [NTSB OAK71DVA87](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DVA87), Jun 19, 1971: Cessna 172 (N6461E), Fresno, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6461E (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 20081210852619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081210852619A), Dec 10, 2008: Cessna 172 (N6461E), Lompoc, CA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. N6461E crashed in a field a quarter mile east of Lompoc Airport. Prior to impact, the aircraft hit several power lines just east of the crash site. Although…

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