# N6173L: 1980 Cessna 152, registration cancelled 2009-02-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 13, 2009
- Exported to: Venezuela
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A19](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A19), [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15284369
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 31, 1980
- Certificate issued: July 25, 2007
- Last registry action: July 25, 2007
- Mode S code: A80B8B
- Owner when cancelled: [Preiss Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PREISS%20ENTERPRISES%20INC)
- Location: [Port Orange, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Port%20Orange)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.1007° N, 81.0718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32128, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6173L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6173L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6173L-2009-02-13

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 152: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152.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 MIA08CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA113), Jun 6, 2008: Cessna 152 (N6173L), Okeechobee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

## 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 20080606834809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080606834809A), Jun 6, 2008: Cessna 152 (N6173L), Okeechobee, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot was only on her second solo flight and was released on a cross country from for pierce to the Okeechobee airport. On her first landing she hit…

## Other aircraft with N6173L

- [Cancelled 1970-06-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6173L-1970-06-22): American AA-1A, S/N AA1-0373. Exported to Norway. Owner: [American Aviation Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AVIATION%20CORP), [Cleveland, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Cleveland)

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