# N6937X: 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: January 26, 1998
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6937X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6937X

## Aircraft that carried N6937X

- [Cancelled 1998-01-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6937X-1998-01-26): Cessna 172B, S/N 17247837. Sale reported. Owner: [Marine City, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Marine%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N6937X (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 IAD97LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA033), Dec 16, 1996: Cessna 172B (N6937X), Charleston, WV, destroyed. Probable cause: improper planning/decision by the pilot, and his mismanagement of the fuel supply, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, loss of engine power, and a forced landing into wooded terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6937X (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 19961216039459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961216039459A), Dec 16, 1996: Cessna 172B (N6937X), Charleston, WV, Destroyed. Lost power enroute. Impacted terrain. Pilot stated misjudged fuel. Fuel tanks were empty.

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