# N6938X: 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: November 14, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6938X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6938X

## Aircraft that carried N6938X

- [Cancelled 2012-11-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6938X-2012-11-14): Cessna 172B, S/N 17247838, built 1960. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)

## NTSB investigations on N6938X (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 FTW92LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA082), Mar 8, 1992: Cessna 172B (N6938X), Golden, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL. FACTORS WERE FALSE FUEL SENSOR INDICATIONS AND A FENCE.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6938X (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 19920307005239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920307005239A), Mar 7, 1992: Cessna 172B (N6938X), Golden, TX, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel en route. Went thru two fences before stopping on forced landing. Fuel tanks not full at departure.

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