# N6494Q: Cessna 152, registration cancelled 1992-09-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 16, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A19](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15285263
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 9, 1986
- Last registry action: August 19, 1992
- Mode S code: A8899D
- Owner when cancelled: [Richmor Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RICHMOR%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Scotia, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Scotia)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.8782° N, 73.9825° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 12302, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6494Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6494Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6494Q-1992-09-16

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 152: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152.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 NYC91FA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA196), Aug 2, 1991: Cessna 152 (N6494Q), New Paltz, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI) TO ASSURE THAT THE PROPER ALTITUDE WAS MAINTAINED. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE CFI'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF OPERATION.

## 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 19910802031379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910802031379A), Aug 2, 1991: Cessna 152 (N6494Q), New Paltz, NY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Wreckage indicates aircraft stalled and dived near vertical to ground. Witness observed stall at low altitude.

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