# N6505V: Cessna 172RG, registration cancelled 1997-11-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 21, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (registry code 2072438)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172RG0738
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 27, 1989
- Last registry action: May 22, 1997
- Mode S code: A88FD5
- Owner when cancelled: [Zapata Protein (USA) Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZAPATA%20PROTEIN%20(USA)%20INC)
- Location: [Mandeville, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Mandeville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.3773° N, 90.1056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mandeville, LA, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6505V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6505V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6505V-1997-11-21

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 FTW97FA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA181), May 8, 1997: Cessna 172RG (N6505V), Intracoastal, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's decision to fly, when he was not in good physical condition; and his subsequent loss of aircraft control due to incapacitation. A related factor was: the pilot's perception of an urgency…

## 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 19970508009679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970508009679A), May 8, 1997: Cessna 172RG (N6505V), Abbeyville, LA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft on a fish spotting flight, crashed. (-23) Mr. Gary wilkins departed abbeville municipal airport at approximately 1610 central standard time and…
- [Incident 19870905076109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870905076109I), Sep 5, 1987: Cessna 172RG (N6505V), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Landed with gear up. Had electrical problems. No audible or visual warnings about gear. Tower used light gun.

## Other aircraft with N6505V

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6505V): Lancair LC42-550FG, S/N 42053

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