# N6388V: Cessna 172RG, registration cancelled 1991-08-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 2, 1991
- Exported to: France
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (registry code 2072438)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172RG0651
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Last registry action: February 25, 1991
- Mode S code: A85EF8
- Owner when cancelled: [Van Bortel Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAN%20BORTEL%20AIRCRAFT%20INC)
- Location: [Arlington, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Arlington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.6576° N, 97.0881° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76018, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6388V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6388V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6388V-1991-08-02

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 172RG: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19810402029359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810402029359I), Apr 2, 1981: Cessna 172RG (N6388V), Montoursville, PA, Minor damage. Nose gear failed to extend,landed on main gear only.

## Other aircraft with N6388V

- [Cancelled 2012-11-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6388V-2012-11-13): I.C.A.-Brasov IS-28B2, S/N 364. Second renewal notice. Owner: [Greater Houston Soaring Association](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GREATER%20HOUSTON%20SOARING%20ASSOCIATION), [Hempstead, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Hempstead)

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