# N6238D: 1979 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2016-05-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 23, 2016
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 17272656
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 2, 1979
- Certificate issued: October 17, 2014
- Last registry action: October 17, 2014
- Mode S code: A824D6
- Owner when cancelled: [Skylane Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKYLANE%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Charleston, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Charleston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.3982° N, 81.6044° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 25302, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6238D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6238D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6238D-2016-05-23

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 ERA16FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA141), Mar 26, 2016: Cessna 172N (N6238D), Charleston, WV, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to ensure that her seat was properly secured before initiating the takeoff, which resulted in a subsequent loss of control. Contributing was the lack of an installed…

## 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 20160326002399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160326002399A), Mar 26, 2016: Cessna 172N (N6238D), Charleston, WV, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The CFI performed an expedited takeoff roll on runway 05 manipulating the airplane controls from the right seat. After an approximate 600 foot takeoff roll the…
- [Incident 20080621842479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080621842479I), Jun 21, 2008: Cessna 172N (N6238D), Charleston, WV, Substantial damage. (-23) Student pilot onfirst solo flight stated that he had made several successful touch and go approaches. Pilot stated that on the last approach to runway 33…

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