# N6320E: Cessna 172, registration cancelled 1998-09-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 16, 1998
- 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: 46420
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 7, 1993
- Last registry action: December 16, 1996
- Mode S code: A84787
- Owner when cancelled: [Rutledge Mark E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUTLEDGE%20MARK%20E)
- Location: [San Marcos, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Marcos)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.8817° N, 97.9848° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78666, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6320E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6320E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6320E-1998-09-16

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 FTW97LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA123), Mar 17, 1997: Cessna 172 (N6320E), Manchaca, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance. A factor was the weather condition.

## 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.

- [Accident 19970317003249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970317003249A), Mar 17, 1997: Cessna 172 (N6320E), Manchaca, TX, Destroyed. (-23) On March 16, 1997, at 1836 central standard time, a Cessna 172, N6320E, registered to and operated by a private owner under title 14 CFR part 91, was…

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