# N6234E: 1959 Cessna 172, registration cancelled 2018-01-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 12, 2018
- 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: 46334
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: February 14, 1959
- Certificate issued: December 15, 1994
- Last registry action: January 24, 2001
- Mode S code: A8244B
- Owners when cancelled: [Lacroix Roland T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LACROIX%20ROLAND%20T), [Lacroix Henriette](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LACROIX%20HENRIETTE)
- Location: [Endfield, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Endfield)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 41.9840° N, 72.5556° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06082, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6234E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6234E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6234E-2018-01-12

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 (2)

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 IAD96FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96FA057), Apr 6, 1996: Cessna 172 (N6234E), Barkhamsted, CT, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the CFI pilot/passenger's poor judgment which led to spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of control of the airplane. Factors involved in this accident were the night marginal visual flight…
- [NTSB NYC70FFA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70FFA18), Apr 25, 1970: Cessna 172 (N6234E), Schroon Lake, NY, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19960406006119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960406006119A), Apr 6, 1996: Cessna 172 (N6234E), Barkhamsted, CT, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Lost control at night in a snow squal. Reported gyro out. Prior squack on same. Electrical problem also hit swamp.
- [Incident 19800401047009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800401047009I), Apr 1, 1980: Cessna 172 (N6234E), Richmond, VA, Minor damage. Student pilot lost control during landing on poorly maintained runway.

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