# N6461B: 1957 Cessna 172, registration cancelled 2013-05-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 22, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, 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: 29661
- Year built: 1957
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: March 22, 1976
- Last registry action: April 23, 1977
- Mode S code: A87E02
- Owners when cancelled: [Britton James V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRITTON%20JAMES%20V), [Britton Fred Preston](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRITTON%20FRED%20PRESTON), [Britton Martin Keith](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRITTON%20MARTIN%20KEITH), [Britton Alva Don](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRITTON%20ALVA%20DON)
- Location: [Tryon, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Tryon)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 35.8726° N, 96.9586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 74875, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6461B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6461B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6461B-2013-05-22

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 FTW78DPJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPJ14-201238), Apr 9, 1978: Cessna 172 (N6461B), Tryon, OK, destroyed

## 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 19780409006049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780409006049A), Apr 9, 1978: Cessna 172D (N6461B), Tryon, OK, Destroyed

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