# N6257F: 1979 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2008-09-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 9, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 17273175
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 28, 1979
- Certificate issued: January 29, 1980
- Last registry action: July 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A82C23
- Owner when cancelled: [East Tennessee Pilots Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EAST%20TENNESSEE%20PILOTS%20CLUB)
- Location: [Knoxville, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Knoxville)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 35.9116° N, 83.8578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37920, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6257F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6257F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6257F-2008-09-09

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 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.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 ATL04LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA082), Mar 10, 2004: Cessna 172N (N6257F), Knoxville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The CFI's inadequate in-flight planning/decision and his inadequate supervision which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor was the inadequate preflight planning/preparation to ensure an adequate…
- [NTSB ATL84LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA056), Jan 28, 1983: Cessna 172N (N6257F), Knoxville, TN, substantial damage

## 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 20040310016879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040310016879A), Mar 10, 2004: Cessna 172N (N6257F), Knoxville, TN, Substantial damage. (-23) On March 10, 2004 at 0957 et aircraft N6257F, a CE-172-N, serial #17273175, made an emergency landing in a field 3.5 miles nw of tys airport due to…
- [Accident 19831128074069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831128074069A), Nov 28, 1983: Cessna 172N (N6257F), Knoxville, TN, Substantial damage. Aircraft encountered downdraft after takeoff and contacted runway resulting in crash.
- [Incident 19830604036149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830604036149I), Jun 4, 1983: Cessna 172 (N6257F), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. Hit a light on a fence on approach. Executed a missed approach. Returned for a normal landing.

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