# N6463D: 1979 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2013-04-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 17272814
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 25, 1979
- Certificate issued: July 11, 1989
- Last registry action: June 8, 2000
- Mode S code: A87E4A
- Owner when cancelled: [Ar & Tc Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AR%20%26%20TC%20INC)
- Location: [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8065° N, 117.1690° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92111, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6463D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6463D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6463D-2013-04-30

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 LAX98FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98FA043), Nov 24, 1997: Cessna 172N (N6463D), La Jolla, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's act of suicide by intentionally diving his aircraft into the ocean.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19971124034859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971124034859A), Nov 24, 1997: Cessna 172N (N6463D), San Diego, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft crased und unk circ shortly after takeoff, pilot suffered fatal inj, San Diego, CA. (.4)the tower was tracking radar returns believed to be from the…
- [Incident 19920722035999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920722035999I), Jul 22, 1992: Cessna 172N (N6463D), Glen Canyon Nat, UT. A german national pilot made a precautionary landing at a closed airport due to weather.

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