# N6495E: 1959 Cessna 172, registration cancelled 2013-08-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 19, 2013
- 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: 46595
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 25, 1959
- Certificate issued: November 18, 1987
- Last registry action: March 3, 2003
- Mode S code: A889B6
- Owner when cancelled: [Cook Christopher D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COOK%20CHRISTOPHER%20D)
- Location: [San Carlos, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Carlos)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.4965° N, 122.2726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94070, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6495E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6495E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6495E-2013-08-19

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 DEN85LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA119), Apr 20, 1985: Cessna 172 (N6495E), Opheim, MT, substantial damage

## 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 19850419013739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850419013739A), Apr 19, 1985: Cessna 172 (N6495E), Opheim, MT, Substantial damage. Lifted off wet grass runway at minimum airspeed. Aircraft stalled impacted ground and flipped over.

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