# N6403B: Cessna 172, registration cancelled 1996-12-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 11, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 29603
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 21, 1993
- Last registry action: October 16, 1996
- Mode S code: A867FE
- Owner when cancelled: [Spratt Thomas L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPRATT%20THOMAS%20L)
- Location: [Hillsdale, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Hillsdale)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.8863° N, 84.6227° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49242, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6403B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6403B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6403B-1996-12-11

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (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 BFO95LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA074), Jun 23, 1995: Cessna 172 (N6403B), Wauseon, OH, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain/maintain adequate altitude/clearance from obstacles during an attempted go-round. Related factors are the pilot's failure to attain the planned approach and the improper…

## 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 19950622024369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950622024369A), Jun 22, 1995: Cessna 172 (N6403B), Wauseon, OH, Destroyed. Landed long and fast on unlit runway. Began late go around. Hit power line. Had 30 flaps instead of 20 per POH. (-23) pilot doing touch-and-go's, landed for…

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