# N6255V: 1980 Cessna 172RG, registration cancelled 2010-05-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 27, 2010
- Exported to: Brazil
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (registry code 2072438)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172RG0598
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 11, 1980
- Certificate issued: December 2, 2009
- Last registry action: December 2, 2009
- Mode S code: A82BEB
- Owner when cancelled: [Souther Field Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHER%20FIELD%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Americus, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Americus)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.0464° N, 84.1496° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 31709, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6255V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6255V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6255V-2010-05-27

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 172RG: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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.

- [Incident 19880703055569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880703055569I), Jul 3, 1988: Cessna 172RG (N6255V), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower gear and landed gear up. Aircraft sustained minor damage.
- [Incident 19850419019989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850419019989I), Apr 19, 1985: Cessna 172RG (N6255V), Dayton, OH, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on landing. Pilot unsure he activated alternator switch and did not visually check gear position.
- [Incident 19840823058349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840823058349I), Aug 23, 1984: Cessna 172RG (N6255V), Miamisburg, OH, Minor damage. Nose wheel collapsed on the initial takeoff roll. Cause of the collapse could not be determined.

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