# N6205F: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1982-04-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 15, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17273166
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 15, 1982
- Mode S code: A8194A
- Owner when cancelled: [Mcelroy Aircraft Salvage](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCELROY%20AIRCRAFT%20SALVAGE)
- Location: [Shelbyville, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Shelbyville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6205F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6205F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6205F-1982-04-15

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 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.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 CHI80DEE43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEE43), Aug 14, 1980: Cessna 172N (N6205F), Rockford, IL, destroyed

## 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 19800814065839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800814065839A), Aug 14, 1980: Cessna 172N (N6205F), Rockford, IL, Substantial damage. Dark night fogged windshield. Started takeoff on north east heading on runway 36. Failed to note heading.

## Other aircraft with N6205F

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6205F): Edwards Mark S WAG-AERO EDWARDS S S, S/N 254, built 2003

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