# N6338D: 1979 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2003-06-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 19, 2003
- Exported to: Guatemala
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 17272724
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 31, 1979
- Certificate issued: June 11, 2001
- Last registry action: June 11, 2001
- Mode S code: A84C55
- Owner when cancelled: [Odegard Richard R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ODEGARD%20RICHARD%20R)
- Location: [Grand Forks, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Grand%20Forks)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.8666° N, 97.1411° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 58201, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6338D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6338D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6338D-2003-06-19

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 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 CHI96LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA075), Jan 12, 1996: Cessna 172N (N6338D), Grand Forks, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while taxiing. Factors in the accident were the icy condition of the taxiway and the high gusting wind.

## 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 19960112000559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960112000559A), Jan 12, 1996: Cessna 172N (N6338D), Grand Forks, ND, Substantial damage. Was taxiing south of taxiway, caught by gust of wind, slid off taxiway into snowbank, prop and leftwing damaged. (-23) student pilot was on second supervised…
- [Incident 19880906056189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880906056189I), Sep 6, 1988: Cessna 172N (N6338D), Scottsbluff, NE, Minor damage. Smoke behind instrument panel. Returned. Fire extinguished. Light rheostat resistor pigtail shorted causing arcing.

## Other aircraft with N6338D

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6338D): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S10814, built 2008
- [Cancelled 1975-02-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6338D-1975-02-11): Aero Commander 560-E, S/N 588. Owner: [Knight Buford W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KNIGHT%20BUFORD%20W), [Statesboro, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Statesboro)

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