# N6871X: 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 21, 1993
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6871X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6871X

## Aircraft that carried N6871X

- [Cancelled 1993-10-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6871X-1993-10-21): Cessna 172B, S/N 17247771. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Stoltzfus Karl D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STOLTZFUS%20KARL%20D), [Homer, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Homer)

## NTSB investigations on N6871X (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 ANC83LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA006), Oct 23, 1982: Cessna 172 (N6871X), Near Homer, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6871X (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 19821023056369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821023056369A), Oct 23, 1982: Cessna 172B (N6871X), Homer, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot was attempting touch and go landing on sandbar when aircraft hit log and flipped inverted in river.
- [Incident 19790919023869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790919023869I), Sep 19, 1979: Cessna 172B (N6871X), Kustetan, AK, Minor damage. Pilot attempted takeoff from wet 600 foot strip, aborted, overran strip. Nosed up in mud.

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