# N6312E: 1959 Cessna 172, registration cancelled 2011-04-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 19, 2011
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- Engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 46412
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: February 16, 1959
- Certificate issued: April 29, 1996
- Last registry action: April 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A84416
- Owners when cancelled: [Stevens Alston M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEVENS%20ALSTON%20M), [Stevens Raymond W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEVENS%20RAYMOND%20W)
- Location: [Norfolk, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Norfolk)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 36.9488° N, 76.2665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23503, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6312E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6312E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6312E-2011-04-19

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 IAD03LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03LA029), Jan 18, 2003: Cessna 172 (N6312E), Chesapeake, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately remove snow and ice from the airplane's wings prior to takeoff.

## 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 20030118035299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030118035299A), Jan 18, 2003: Cessna 172 (N6312E), Portmouth, VA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot elected to depart pvg with approximately 3-5 inches of snow and ice on the aircraft. During this departure roll, some snow did blow off the…
- [Incident 19941230043489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941230043489I), Dec 30, 1994: Cessna 172 (N6312E), Portmouth, VA, Minor damage. Hand propped engine started with tiedown on tail, eye bolt on chain split. Hit pilot and a parked aircraft.

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