# N6280E: Cessna 172, registration cancelled 1970-06-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 23, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 46380
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 1, 1968
- Mode S code: A83652
- Owner when cancelled: [Bliss Gail E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLISS%20GAIL%20E)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6280E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6280E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6280E-1970-06-23

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 172: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172.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 LAX69A0019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69A0019), Sep 29, 1968: Cessna 172 (N6280E), Altadena, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N6280E

- [Cancelled 2021-05-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6280E-2021-05-08): Beech C90, S/N LJ-1015, built 1982. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Dodson International Parts Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DODSON%20INTERNATIONAL%20PARTS%20INC), [Rantoul, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Rantoul)
- [Cancelled 1980-06-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6280E-1980-06-17): Cessna A185F, S/N 18504020. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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