# N6398V: 1980 Cessna 172RG, registration cancelled 2006-03-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 15, 2006
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (registry code 2072438)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172RG0660
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 26, 1980
- Certificate issued: November 21, 1996
- Last registry action: April 15, 2003
- Mode S code: A862AF
- Owner when cancelled: [Delta Connection Academy Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELTA%20CONNECTION%20ACADEMY%20INC)
- Location: [Sanford, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Sanford)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 28.7521° N, 81.2463° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32773, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6398V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6398V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6398V-2006-03-15

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 98ZZZX1059](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX1059), Jan 23, 1998: ACTUATOR. CRACKED. DURING A 100-HOUR INSPECTION, BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR HOUSINGS PN 1281001-3 WERE INSPECTED AS PART OF A FLEET INSPECTION AND BOTH HOUSINGS WERE FOUND CR
- [SDR 98ZZZX1058](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX1058), Jan 23, 1998: ACTUATOR. CRACKED. DURING A 100-HOUR INSPECTION, BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR HOUSINGS PN 1281001-3 WERE INSPECTED AS PART OF A FLEET INSPECTION AND BOTH HOUSINGS WERE FOUND CR

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20060109000489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060109000489I), Jan 9, 2006: Cessna 172RG (N6398V), New Bedford, MA, Minor damage. (-23) The PIC instructor pilot [privacy data omitted] stated during flight maneuvers the right main amber gear light illuminated, an attempt was made to…
- [Incident 19860806057039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860806057039I), Aug 6, 1986: Cessna 172RG (N6398V), Livermore, CA, Minor damage. Tower saw aircraft about to land gear up. Advised to go around. Prop tips hit runway. Circled and landed gear down.

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