# N6168F: 1979 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2007-05-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 24, 2007
- Exported to: Romania
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17273159
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 28, 1979
- Certificate issued: January 30, 1991
- Last registry action: June 20, 2006
- Mode S code: A8087E
- Owner when cancelled: [Jim Hamilton Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JIM%20HAMILTON%20AIRCRAFT%20INC)
- Location: [Columbia, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Columbia)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.9900° N, 80.9966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29205, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6168F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6168F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6168F-2007-05-24

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.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 ATL91LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA023), Nov 29, 1990: Cessna 172N (N6168F), Chamblee, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE WINGTIP CLEARANCE DURING TAXI.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 20051126029159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051126029159I), Nov 26, 2005: Cessna 172N (N6168F), Columbia, SC, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft nose wheel struck hard on runway during aborted landing causing nose tire to go flat.
- [Accident 19901129055429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901129055429A), Nov 29, 1990: Cessna 172N (N6168F), Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. Taxiing to park struck a metal pole with left wing. Lineman failed to warn pilot.

## Other aircraft with N6168F

- [Cancelled 1972-05-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6168F-1972-05-26): Cessna 210J, S/N 21059068, built 1968. Exported to Uruguay. Owner: [Salmeron Peter](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SALMERON%20PETER), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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