# N6172B: Cessna 182A, registration cancelled 1992-07-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 22, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 34172
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 30, 1989
- Last registry action: June 25, 1992
- Mode S code: A80B5F
- Owner when cancelled: [Skydive San Marcos Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKYDIVE%20SAN%20MARCOS%20INC)
- Location: [Fentress, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fentress)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.7826° N, 97.7794° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78622, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6172B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6172B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6172B-1992-07-22

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 182A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 FTW91FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA072), May 4, 1991: Cessna 182A (N6172B), Fentress, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER MAJOR MODIFICATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY THE OPERATOR, AND THE RESULTANT SEPARATION OF THE DOOR, WINDOW AND WINDSHIELD. A FACTOR WAS THE INSTALLATION OF A NON APPROVED JUMP DOOR.
- [NTSB CHI67F0355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0355), Nov 26, 1966: Cessna 182A (N6172B), Adrian, MI, substantial damage

## 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 19910504063219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910504063219A), May 4, 1991: Cessna 182A (N6172B), Fentress, TX, Substantial damage. Jumpers away. Spiral descent. Non approved jump door caused flutter. Door window separated. Lost control. Crashed.

## Other aircraft with N6172B

- [Cancelled 2010-11-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6172B-2010-11-04): Shapiro Daniel A FREEBIRD, S/N 016. Owner: [Shapiro Daniel A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHAPIRO%20DANIEL%20A), [Nebo, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Nebo)
- [Cancelled 1996-09-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6172B-1996-09-18): Air Tractor AT-502B, S/N 502B0369. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Houston Crop Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOUSTON%20CROP%20SERVICE%20INC), [Perry, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Perry)

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