# N6234D: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2000-02-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 25, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17272652
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 13, 1996
- Last registry action: July 9, 1999
- Mode S code: A8244A
- Owner when cancelled: [Redman Preston A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REDMAN%20PRESTON%20A)
- Location: [Hermiston, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Hermiston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.8510° N, 119.2878° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97838, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6234D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6234D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6234D-2000-02-25

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 SEA98FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98FA088), Jun 4, 1998: Cessna 172N (N6234D), Prindle, WA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain control of the aircraft during attempted flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Factors contributing to the accident were clouds, dark night…

## 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 19980604012309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980604012309A), Jun 4, 1998: Cessna 172N (N6234D), Prindle, WA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. VFR pilot enroute in MVFR. Encountered IMC. Lost control crashed. Indicates spatial disorientation sprial dive. (.4)the non-instrument rated pilot took off at…

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