# N6085R: 1979 Cessna 172RG, registration cancelled 2013-04-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 25, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (registry code 2072438)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172RG0077
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 29, 1979
- Certificate issued: August 19, 2004
- Last registry action: August 21, 2007
- Mode S code: A7E80E
- Owner when cancelled: [Casto Edwin F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CASTO%20EDWIN%20F)
- Location: [Springfield, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Springfield)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.2794° N, 85.2286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49015, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6085R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6085R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6085R-2013-04-25

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 172RG: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg.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 CHI06LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA005), Oct 9, 2005: Cessna 172RG (N6085R), Union City, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to perform a preflight weather evaluation which led to his inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions and his spatial disorientation. The low ceilings and the…

## 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 20051009026069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051009026069A), Oct 9, 2005: Cessna 172RG (N6085R), Union City, OH, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On October 9, 2005, at approximately 1950 EST, a Cessna 172RG, N6085R was destroyed when it impacted terrain during a personal flight. The private pilot…

## Other aircraft with N6085R

- [Cancelled 1965-12-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6085R-1965-12-02): Cessna 172G, S/N 17253754. Exported to Venezuela. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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