# N6005R: Cessna 172G, registration cancelled 1999-10-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 26, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17253674
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 3, 1982
- Last registry action: August 20, 1997
- Mode S code: A7CA56
- Owners when cancelled: [Borges Dennis](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BORGES%20DENNIS), [Borges Edith](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BORGES%20EDITH)
- Location: [New Bedford, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/New%20Bedford)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7027° N, 70.9471° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 02745, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6005R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6005R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6005R-1999-10-26

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Cessna 172G: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g.md

## NTSB investigations (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 NYC91FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA115), Apr 9, 1991: Cessna 172G (N6005R), New Bedford, MA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE AFTER ENCOUNTERING ADVERSE WEATHER AT LOW ALTITUDE. THE ADVERSE WEATHER (FOG) WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19910409009499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910409009499A), Apr 9, 1991: Cessna 172G (N6005R), New Bedford, MA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Flight of 2 en route. One deviated to alternate due weather other crashed into harbor. Low ceiling and fog in area.

## Other aircraft with N6005R

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6005R): Air Tractor AT-602, S/N 602-1199, built 2011

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