# N6231K: Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2001-03-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 26, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17274176
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 13, 1990
- Last registry action: March 16, 1999
- Mode S code: A823E7
- Owner when cancelled: [Donham Rita M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DONHAM%20RITA%20M)
- Location: [Steamboat Springs, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Steamboat%20Springs)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4756° N, 106.8229° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Steamboat Springs, CO, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6231K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6231K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6231K-2001-03-26

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 DEN91LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA063), Apr 22, 1991: Cessna 172 (N6231K), Steamboat Sprin, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE CFI USED POOR JUDGEMENT IN GIVING A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE BY TURNING OFF THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE.

## 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 19910422011759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910422011759A), Apr 22, 1991: Cessna 172P (N6231K), Steamboat Spgs, CO, Substantial damage. Simulated engine out by fuel selector to off. Engine delayed start. Landed in field. Flipped over in soft ground.

## Other aircraft with N6231K

- [Cancelled 1972-11-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6231K-1972-11-15): Republic RC-3, S/N 434. Owner: [Kennedy David H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KENNEDY%20DAVID%20H), [Valdez, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Valdez)

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