# N6483B: 1956 Cessna 172, registration cancelled 2020-12-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 8, 2020
- 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: 29683
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: December 28, 1956
- Certificate issued: August 31, 2017
- Last registry action: August 31, 2017
- Mode S code: A885B6
- Owner when cancelled: [Seliski Gerald W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SELISKI%20GERALD%20W)
- Location: [Hecla, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Hecla)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.8708° N, 98.1527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 57446, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6483B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6483B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6483B-2020-12-08

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 CEN20FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20FA010), Oct 10, 2019: Cessna 172 (N6483B), Aberdeen, SD, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The noncertificated pilot’s decision to fly in dark night instrument conditions, resulting in impact with terrain.

## 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 20191009019649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191009019649A), Oct 9, 2019: Cessna 172 (N6483B), Aberdeen, SD, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On October 9, 2019 at approximately 2235 a Cessna 172 owned by and registered to gerald seliski was destroyed in a fatal accident impacting terrain after…

## Other aircraft with N6483B

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6483B): Huida Tech HD580, S/N 212985358C7AA

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