# N6187K: 1980 Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2002-08-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 5, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436)
- 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: 17274172
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 27, 1980
- Certificate issued: November 22, 1994
- Last registry action: September 14, 1999
- Mode S code: A80FCD
- Owner when cancelled: [Christiansen Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHRISTIANSEN%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6187K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6187K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6187K-2002-08-05

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 172P: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p.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 LAX97LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA018), Oct 15, 1996: Cessna 172P (N6187K), Kingsburg, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: the student pilot's use of an excessively lean mixture, which led to engine overheating, detonation, subsequent failure of the number 2 piston, and a forced 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 19961015032379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961015032379A), Oct 15, 1996: Cessna 172P (N6187K), Kingsburg, CA, Destroyed. At cruise rough engine oil on shield lost power. Hit tree and building landing. Piston skirt failed. Thru a rod.

## Other aircraft with N6187K

- [Cancelled 2012-01-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6187K-2012-01-23): Cessna 182T, S/N 18282095, built 2008. Exported to France. Owner: [Aircraft Guaranty Corp Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20GUARANTY%20CORP%20TRUSTEE), [Onalaska, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Onalaska)
- [Cancelled 1970-06-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6187K-1970-06-26): Republic RC-3, S/N 378. Owner: [Claus Gerald O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLAUS%20GERALD%20O)

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