# N6456E: Cessna 172, registration cancelled 1976-05-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 26, 1976
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 46556
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 31, 1973
- Mode S code: A87AFD
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Charles A And Sabean Wallace A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20CHARLES%20A%20AND%20SABEAN%20WALLACE%20A)
- Location: [Southborough, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Southborough)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6456E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6456E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6456E-1976-05-26

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 NYC66D0134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0134), Jul 25, 1965: Cessna 172 (N6456E), Atlantic City, NJ, substantial damage

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