# N6445D: 1979 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2018-06-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 26, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17272804
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 29, 1959
- Last registry action: May 20, 2014
- Mode S code: A87722
- Location: [Alba, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Alba)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7925° N, 95.6371° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75410, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6445D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6445D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6445D-2018-06-26

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 (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 CHI81FET01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FET01), Oct 19, 1980: Cessna 172 (N6445D), Gary, IN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19840924059169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840924059169I), Sep 24, 1984: Cessna 172N (N6445D), Griffith, IN, Minor damage. Wing tip struck wing tip of a parked aircraft while taxiing for takeoff in close quarters between aircraft rows.
- [Incident 19840714047069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840714047069I), Jul 14, 1984: Cessna 172N (N6445D), Joliet, IL, Minor damage. Unable to stop on the runway after landing. Struck a fuel tank vent pipe off the end of the runway.
- [Accident 19801019057899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801019057899A), Oct 19, 1980: Cessna 172N (N6445D), Gary, IN, Substantial damage. Bounced & ballooned on landing. Instructor failed to correct situation. Hard landing damaged airplane.

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