# N6388F: 1979 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2004-08-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 20, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 17273215
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 15, 1977
- Certificate issued: December 7, 1999
- Last registry action: December 17, 2002
- Mode S code: A85EEA
- Owner when cancelled: [Topnotch Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOPNOTCH%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Austin, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Austin)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6388F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6388F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6388F-2004-08-20

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 FTW01LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA112), Apr 30, 2001: Cessna 172N (N6388F), Marfa, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel exhaustion resulting in a total loss of engine power in cruise flight due to the pilot's failure to refuel the aircraft. Contributing factors were the lack of suitable terrain for the forced…

## 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 20010429011249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010429011249A), Apr 29, 2001: Cessna 172N (N6388F), Marfa, TX, No damage. (-23)During a repositioning flight from van horn, TX to Marfa, TX N6388F crashed 20 miles nw of Marfa in the fort davis mountains. The aircraft was piloted by…

## Other aircraft with N6388F

- [Cancelled 2010-08-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6388F-2010-08-27): Hawker Beechcraft B200C, S/N BL-158. Exported to Australia. Owner: Queensland
- [Cancelled 1975-10-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6388F-1975-10-16): Cessna 182P, S/N 18264184. Exported to Kenya. Owner: [Africair Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AFRICAIR%20INC), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- [Cancelled 1968-01-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6388F-1968-01-30): Cessna 337A, S/N 337-0388, built 1966. Exported to Philippines. Owner: [Sold](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOLD), [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)

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