# N6509E: 1959 Cessna 175, registration cancelled 2013-05-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 1, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502)
- Engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17), [TCDS E-298](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-298) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 56009
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 10, 1959
- Certificate issued: October 15, 1987
- Last registry action: February 23, 1991
- Mode S code: A89052
- Owner when cancelled: [Tompkins Alvin A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOMPKINS%20ALVIN%20A)
- Location: [Greenville, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Greenville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.8568° N, 82.2961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29615, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6509E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6509E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6509E-2013-05-01

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 175: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175.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 ATL88FA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA211), Jul 7, 1988: Cessna 175 (N6509E), Ninety Six, SC, destroyed

## 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 19880707025789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880707025789A), Jul 7, 1988: Cessna STC175 (N6509E), Ninety Six, SC, Destroyed. Lost oil pressure and power. Hit trees trying to land in field. Throttle cable broke. Blowby emptied oil.

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