# N6225E: 1959 Cessna 172, registration cancelled 2017-07-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 12, 2017
- 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: 46325
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: February 14, 1959
- Certificate issued: September 20, 2004
- Last registry action: September 18, 2007
- Mode S code: A820B7
- Owner when cancelled: [Lewis Cecil Allan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEWIS%20CECIL%20ALLAN)
- Location: [Sorrento, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Sorrento)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.1622° N, 90.8188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70778, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6225E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6225E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6225E-2017-07-12

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 172: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 IAD05LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA028), Jan 1, 2005: Cessna 172 (N6225E), Knottsville, KY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's loss of control in flight due to spatial disorientation. Also causal to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight planning which resulted in his inadvertent flight into night…
- [NTSB MKC68F0095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0095), Jul 22, 1967: Cessna 172 (N6225E), Devils Lake, ND, no damage
- [NTSB NYC66D0342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0342), Nov 13, 1965: Cessna 172 (N6225E), College Park, MD, 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 20041231033589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041231033589A), Dec 31, 2004: Cessna 172 (N6225E), Knottsville, KY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) On December 31, 2004, at approximately 1835 central standard time, a Cessna 172, N6225E, operated by a private pilot, was destroyed when it impacted…

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