# N6215D: 1979 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2013-02-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 11, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- 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: 17272639
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 18, 1979
- Last registry action: March 23, 1988
- Mode S code: A81CFF
- Location: [San Angelo, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Angelo)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.2870° N, 100.4236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76904, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6215D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6215D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6215D-2013-02-11

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 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 FTW82FQA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FQA22), Jul 18, 1982: Cessna 172N (N6215D), Santa Fe, NM, destroyed, 4 fatal

## 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 19820718029399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820718029399A), Jul 18, 1982: Cessna 172 (N6215D), Santa Fe, NM, Substantial damage, 3 fatal. Made night takeoff downwind and over gross weight. Lost control, stalled on climbing turn off end of runway.

## Other aircraft with N6215D

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6215D): Sling SLING LSA, S/N 348, built 2022
- [Cancelled 1957-11-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6215D-1957-11-27): Aero Commander 680, S/N 680-478-148. Owner: [Aero Design & Engineering Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20DESIGN%20%26%20ENGINEERING%20CO), [Bethany, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Bethany)

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