# N6434J: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1990-10-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 31, 1990
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17273873
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A8734D
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6434J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6434J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6434J-1990-10-31

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 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.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 FTW90LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA174), Sep 1, 1990: Cessna C172N (N6434J), Marietta, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ATTAIN THE PROPER CLIMB RATE AFTER TAKEOFF RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDING WITH TREES AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. CONTRIBUING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT IN…
- [NTSB FTW89LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA105), May 26, 1989: Cessna 172 (N6434J), Addison, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE TELEPHONE POLE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, THE PILOT'S DISORIENTATION, LACK OF VISUAL PERCEPTION AT NIGHT, THE TELEPHONE…

## 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.

- [Accident 19900831037859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900831037859A), Aug 31, 1990: Cessna 172N (N6434J), Marietta, OK, Substantial damage. Hot day and loaded near gross weight failed to clear trees at end of sod strip.
- [Accident 19890525013849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890525013849A), May 25, 1989: Cessna 172N (N6434J), Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Taxied at night onto a road by mistake. Wing hit pole, aircraft hit ditch. No taxiway lights or marked restrictions

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