# N6185E: 1958 Cessna 172, registration cancelled 2013-04-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 26, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- Engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 46285
- Year built: 1958
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: November 21, 1958
- Certificate issued: October 29, 1987
- Last registry action: February 17, 2009
- Mode S code: A80F82
- Owners when cancelled: [Schneider George M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHNEIDER%20GEORGE%20M), [Schneider Donna T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHNEIDER%20DONNA%20T)
- Location: [Fort Fred Steele, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Fort%20Fred%20Steele)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 41.9832° N, 107.4790° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 82301, within about 17 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6185E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6185E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6185E-2013-04-26

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 172: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172.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 LAX93LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA243), Jun 5, 1993: Cessna 172 (N6185E), Montgomery Pass, NV, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION AND INTENTIONAL FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS RELATING TO THIS ACCIDENT WERE THE DOWNDRAFT, LOW CEILING, RAIN, OBSCURATION,…
- [NTSB SEA72FTI11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72FTI11), Jan 19, 1972: Cessna 172 (N6185E), Kalispell, MT, 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 19930605016999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930605016999A), Jun 5, 1993: Cessna 172 (N6185E), Montgomery Pass, NV, Destroyed. Struck mountainside trying to turn around due IMC in Pass. Blamed downdraft. Observed low over street in tonopah.

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