# N6449R: 1979 Cessna 172RG, registration cancelled 2003-07-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 1, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- 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: 172RG0183
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 15, 1979
- Certificate issued: March 2, 1985
- Last registry action: April 2, 1997
- Mode S code: A877BA
- Owner when cancelled: [Mid Eastern Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MID%20EASTERN%20AIRWAYS%20INC)
- Location: [Chesapeake, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Chesapeake)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.7517° N, 76.2176° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23320, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6449R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6449R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6449R-2003-07-01

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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

## 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 BFO88LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA048), May 14, 1988: Cessna 172RG (N6449R), Mathew, VA, substantial damage

## 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 19880514069709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880514069709A), May 14, 1988: Cessna 172RG (N6449R), Mathews, VA, Substantial damage. Premature rotation. Behind power curve. Increased pitch to miss trees. Stalled nosed over. Short field ops incorrect

## Other aircraft with N6449R

- [Cancelled 2011-05-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6449R-2011-05-09): Hawker Beechcraft G36, S/N E-3949, built 2011. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20BANK%20NORTHWEST%20NA%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)

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