# N6515R: 1979 Cessna 172RG, registration cancelled 2015-12-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 19, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (registry code 2072438)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172RG0188
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 20, 1979
- Certificate issued: December 10, 2014
- Last registry action: December 10, 2014
- Mode S code: A89388
- Owner when cancelled: [Hillsboro Aero Academy LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HILLSBORO%20AERO%20ACADEMY%20LLC)
- Location: [Hillsboro, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Hillsboro)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.5692° N, 122.9472° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97124, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6515R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6515R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6515R-2015-12-19

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 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 SEA01LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA177), Sep 30, 2001: Cessna 172RG (N6515R), Newberg, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to lower the landing gear. A factor was the pilot's failure to follow checklist procedures.

## 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.

- [Incident 20140819016189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140819016189I), Aug 19, 2014: Cessna 172RG (N6515R), Troutdale, OR, Minor damage. CFI stated that his commercial student was cleared to land at ttd on runway 25. He was asked to perform a soft field landing. The student landed the aircraft…
- [Accident 20010930027349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010930027349A), Sep 30, 2001: Cessna 172RG (N6515R), Newberg, OR, No damage. (.19) On September 30, 2001, approximately 1050 pacific daylight time, a Cessna 172RG airplane, N6515R, registered to a private owner in tigard, Oregon, and…

## Other aircraft with N6515R

- [Cancelled 1974-10-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6515R-1974-10-29): Beech P35, S/N D-7308. Owner: [Belle Bower Production Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELLE%20BOWER%20PRODUCTION%20CO), [Farmers Branch, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Farmers%20Branch)

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