# N6256F: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1991-01-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 28, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17273174
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 6, 1980
- Last registry action: January 4, 1991
- Mode S code: A82C00
- Owner when cancelled: [Nivh Gary W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NIVH%20GARY%20W)
- Location: [White City, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/White%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.6128° N, 122.9275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97503, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6256F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6256F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6256F-1991-01-28

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 LAX89FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA042), Nov 17, 1988: Cessna 172N (N6256F), Fremont, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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.

- [Accident 19881117050749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881117050749A), Nov 17, 1988: Cessna 172N (N6256F), Fremont, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot reported depressed. Exhibited errational flight operations. Spiraled into hillside. Had alcohol problems.
- [Incident 19831228073169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831228073169I), Dec 28, 1983: Cessna 172N (N6256F), San Jose, CA. Engine roughened after a practice accelerated stall. Oil fumes in cockpit. No cause for situation found.
- [Incident 19830809048999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830809048999I), Aug 9, 1983: Cessna 172 (N6256F), San Jose, CA. Rough engine on descent to landing. Found sticking valves in high time 2500 hour engine.

## Other aircraft with N6256F

- [Cancelled 2008-07-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6256F-2008-07-08): Cessna 172R, S/N 17281523. Exported to Portugal. Owner: [Wings Of Eagles Aircraft Delivery LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WINGS%20OF%20EAGLES%20AIRCRAFT%20DELIVERY%20LLC), [Tampa, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Tampa)

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