# N6172K: 1975 Cessna 150M, registration cancelled 2013-02-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 11, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830)
- Engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A19](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A19), [TCDS E-252](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15077569
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 29, 1975
- Last registry action: June 6, 1990
- Mode S code: A80B67
- Location: [Dahlgran, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Dahlgran)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.3360° N, 77.0289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 22448, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6172K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6172K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6172K-2013-02-11

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 150M: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m.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 CHI89LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA188), Sep 18, 1989: Cessna 150 (N6172K), Wash Courthouse, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER FLARE BY THE STUDENT PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE STUDENT'S SELECTION OF THE WRONG RUNWAY, AND THE TAILWIND.

## 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 19890918035419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890918035419A), Sep 18, 1989: Cessna 150M (N6172K), Washington Ch, OH, Substantial damage. While landing downwind aircraft pitched up on the flare and dropped to runway nose first collapsing the nose gear.

## Other aircraft with N6172K

- [Cancelled 1947-10-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6172K-1947-10-22): Republic RC-3, S/N 360. Owner: [Warren Webster Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARREN%20WEBSTER%20JR), [Camden, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Camden)

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