# N6211E: Cessna 172, registration cancelled 1973-06-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 27, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 46311
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 27, 1972
- Mode S code: A81C74
- Owner when cancelled: [Howard Christian](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOWARD%20CHRISTIAN)
- Location: [Malibu, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Malibu)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6211E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6211E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6211E-1973-06-27

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 (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 LAX73DUQ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUQ20), Nov 5, 1972: Cessna 172 (N6211E), Santa Ynez, CA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N6211E

- [Cancelled 2015-01-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6211E-2015-01-09): Thrush S2R-H80, S/N H80-159, built 2014. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Thrush Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THRUSH%20AIRCRAFT%20INC), [Albany, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Albany)
- [Cancelled 2009-09-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6211E-2009-09-17): Hawker Beechcraft G36, S/N E-3911, built 2009. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20BANK%20NORTHWEST%20NA%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- [Cancelled 2006-03-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6211E-2006-03-29): Cessna 182R, S/N 18268352, built 1983. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Civil Air Patrol Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIVIL%20AIR%20PATROL%20INC), [Maxwell, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Maxwell)

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