# N6297D: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1996-07-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 16, 1996
- 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: 17272702
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 16, 1988
- Last registry action: February 21, 1996
- Mode S code: A83AFD
- Owners when cancelled: [Rudder Johnny L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUDDER%20JOHNNY%20L), [Rudder Melinda L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUDDER%20MELINDA%20L)
- Location: [Plano, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Plano)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.0213° N, 96.7416° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75075, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6297D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6297D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6297D-1996-07-16

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 FTW91LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA020), Dec 5, 1990: Cessna 172N (N6297D), Plano, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE APPROVED START PROCEDURES WHICH RESULTED IN AN INDUCTION FIRE AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE AIRPLANE.

## 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 19901205053119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901205053119A), Dec 5, 1990: Cessna 172N (N6297D), Plano, TX, Destroyed. Pumped throttle trying to start cold engine. Backfired and fire in intake. Stopped cranking. Aircraft burned.
- [Incident 19890226010559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890226010559I), Feb 26, 1989: Cessna 172N (N6297D), Plano, TX, Minor damage. Landed long and ran off the end of the runway. Came to rest in a ditch. Minor damage to aircraft.

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