# N6389E: Cessna 172, registration cancelled 1971-10-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 4, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 46489
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A85F0C
- Owner when cancelled: [Weir Don B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEIR%20DON%20B)
- Location: [Kansas City, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Kansas%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6389E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6389E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6389E-1971-10-04

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 172: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 MKC72AK009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72AK009), Aug 5, 1971: Cessna 172 (N6389E), Bridgewater, IA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB MKC68F0242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0242-201110), Sep 24, 1967: Cessna 172 (N6389E), Green Isle, MN, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N6389E

- [Cancelled 2016-05-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6389E-2016-05-26): Cessna A185F, S/N 18504037, built 1980. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Plumbo Victor Gaston](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PLUMBO%20VICTOR%20GASTON), [Ocean City, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Ocean%20City)

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