# N6514E: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2000-02-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 9, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17272027
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 13, 1998
- Last registry action: February 13, 1998
- Mode S code: A8935A
- Owner when cancelled: [Benbow Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BENBOW%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Torrance, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Torrance)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8079° N, 118.3480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90505, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6514E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6514E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6514E-2000-02-09

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 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.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 LAX98FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98FA152), May 7, 1998: Cessna 172N (N6514E), Avalon, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance in a Blind/Box Canyon. A related factor was the mountainous/hilly terrain.

## 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 19980507045069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980507045069A), May 7, 1998: Cessna 172N (N6514E), Avalon, CA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. (.19)On may 7, 1998, about 1200 hours pacific daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N6514E, was destroyed after colliding with mountainous terrain about 3 miles…
- [Incident 19790831033769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790831033769I), Aug 31, 1979: Cessna 172N (N6514E), Three Lakes, WI, Minor damage. Ran off end of runway after overshooting landing.

## Other aircraft with N6514E

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6514E-undated): Cessna 175, S/N 56014. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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