# N6498R: Cessna 172RG, registration cancelled 1994-09-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 1, 1994
- Exported to: Spain
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (registry code 2072438)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172RG0187
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 1, 1994
- Last registry action: August 1, 1994
- Mode S code: A88A2A
- Owner when cancelled: [Castex Albert](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CASTEX%20ALBERT)
- Location: [Orlando, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Orlando)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 28.5878° N, 81.2441° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32817, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6498R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6498R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6498R-1994-09-01

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 172RG: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg.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 DEN90LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA116), May 26, 1990: Cessna 172RG (N6498R), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE CFI'S IMPROPER PROCEDURES DURING TAKEOFF. FACTORS WERE PREMATURE LIFTOFF AND INADVERTENT STALL/MUSH.

## 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 19900526017629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900526017629A), May 26, 1990: Cessna 172RG (N6498R), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Unable to climb after takeoff. Landing in a trailer park, struck wires. Pilot did not retract gear to reduce drag.
- [Incident 19850218011819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850218011819I), Feb 18, 1985: Cessna 172RG (N6498R), Englewood, CO, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend gear for landing. Gear horn found to be inoperative on inspection.

## Other aircraft with N6498R

- [Cancelled 1968-02-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6498R-1968-02-02): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-21691. Owner: [Illini Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ILLINI%20AVIATION%20INC), [Urbana, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Urbana)

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.