# N6259V: 1980 Cessna 172RG, registration cancelled 2021-01-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 11, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 172RG0600
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 15, 1980
- Certificate issued: September 18, 2014
- Last registry action: May 8, 2017
- Mode S code: A82C77
- Owner when cancelled: [Tomorrows Aeronautical Museum Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOMORROWS%20AERONAUTICAL%20MUSEUM%20INC)
- Location: [Compton, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Compton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8790° N, 118.2284° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90220, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6259V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6259V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6259V-2021-01-11

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (1)

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 19880915060249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880915060249I), Sep 15, 1988: Cessna 172RG (N6259V), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. Accidently retracted gear instead of flaps on touch and go. Skidded to a stop on runway.

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