# N6290D: 1979 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2013-04-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 29, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 17272696
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 31, 1979
- Certificate issued: May 10, 1985
- Last registry action: May 1, 2000
- Mode S code: A83A08
- Owner when cancelled: [Buchanan Flying Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUCHANAN%20FLYING%20CLUB%20INC)
- Location: [Concord, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Concord)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.9722° N, 122.0016° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Concord, CA, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6290D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6290D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6290D-2013-04-29

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 (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 LAX94LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA176), Apr 3, 1994: Cessna 172N (N6290D), Gasquet, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR THE CROSS- WIND CONDITIONS, AND TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALIGNMENT WITH THE RUNWAY.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19940403000249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940403000249A), Apr 3, 1994: Cessna 172N (N6290D), Gasquet, CA, Destroyed. On flare allowed wind gust to drift plane off runway. Tried go around full flaps. Unable climb. Struck trees.
- [Incident 19920707023979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920707023979I), Jul 7, 1992: Cessna 172N (N6290D), Concord, CA, Minor damage. Pilot ran off runway while taxiing to ramp after landing. Given sobriety test by police. Alcohol level above limits

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