# N6382E: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1982-12-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 6, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17272012
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 23, 1979
- Mode S code: A85E17
- Owner when cancelled: [Phillip Curtis Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHILLIP%20CURTIS%20ENTERPRISES%20INC)
- Location: [Nassawadox, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Nassawadox)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6382E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6382E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6382E-1982-12-06

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 ATL81DID12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DID12), Mar 10, 1981: Cessna 172N (N6382E), Northampton Co, VA, substantial damage

## 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 19810310009009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810310009009A), Mar 10, 1981: Cessna 172N (N6382E), Northampton Cou, VA, Substantial damage. Blinded by setting sun, struck power-lines on approach to short sod runway.

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