# N6345L: 2008 Cessna 172S, registration cancelled 2012-10-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 31, 2012
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (registry code 2072439)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-360-L2A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (registry code 41597)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172S10839
- Year built: 2008
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 27, 2008
- Certificate issued: November 20, 2008
- Last registry action: November 20, 2008
- Mode S code: A84FAA
- Owner when cancelled: [Dolphin Leasing LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOLPHIN%20LEASING%20LLC)
- Location: [Daytona Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Daytona%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.1924° N, 81.0468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32114, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6345L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6345L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6345L-2012-10-31

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 172S: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s.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 ERA11FA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA146), Feb 16, 2011: Cessna 172S (N6345L), New Smyrna Beach, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to recognize or implement adequate remedial action to counter the effects of spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident was the spatial disorientation…

## 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 20110216001909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110216001909A), Feb 16, 2011: Cessna 172S (N6345L), New Smyrna Beac, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. At approxamately 1829 local time aircraft crashed nose down 120 yards from beach at the surfline. Aircraft quickly sank in approxamately 16 feet of water.

## Other aircraft with N6345L

- [Cancelled 2004-11-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6345L-2004-11-24): Bell 206A-1, S/N 44073. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Coastal Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COASTAL%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Panama City, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Panama%20City)

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