# N253: 1942 North American AT-6, registration cancelled 1948-07-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 6, 1948
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [North American AT-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-at-6) (registry code 6400402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-2-575](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-2-575) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 10297
- Year built: 1942
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 18, 1946
- Mode S code: A262A2
- Owner when cancelled: [U S Department Of Commerce](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/U%20S%20DEPARTMENT%20OF%20COMMERCE)
- Location: [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9104° N, 77.0177° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20001, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N253
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=253
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N253-1948-07-06

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the North American AT-6: https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-at-6.md

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