# N6446B: 1956 Cessna 172, registration cancelled 2013-04-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 29, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- Engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 29646
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: December 9, 1956
- Certificate issued: March 24, 1995
- Last registry action: August 1, 2007
- Mode S code: A87743
- Owner when cancelled: [Brandon Richard L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRANDON%20RICHARD%20L)
- Location: [New Braunfels, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/New%20Braunfels)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.6936° N, 98.0687° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78130, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6446B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6446B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6446B-2013-04-29

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 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 FTW93LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA184), Jun 9, 1993: Cessna 172 (N6446B), Canyon Lake, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE MOVEMENT OF THE PILOT'S SEAT AFT WHICH RESULTED IN HIS LOSS OF CONTROL, HIS INABILITY TO REGAIN CONTROL, AND THE ENSUING INADVERTENT STALL. A FACTOR WAS THE INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE.

## 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 19930609017689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930609017689A), Jun 9, 1993: Cessna 172 (N6446B), Canyon Lake, TX, Substantial damage. Lost control on climbout when seat slid backwards. Seat pin and hole worn but still serviceable.

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