# N6520R: 1979 Cessna 172RG, registration cancelled 2010-01-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 7, 2010
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 172RG0189
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 21, 1979
- Certificate issued: September 17, 2003
- Last registry action: November 17, 2009
- Mode S code: A89690
- Owner when cancelled: [6520r LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/6520R%20LLC)
- Location: [Tomahawk, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Tomahawk)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.5074° N, 89.7454° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 54487, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6520R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6520R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6520R-2010-01-07

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 CHI08LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA230), Aug 2, 2008: Cessna 172RG (N6520R), Tomahawk, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to a loss of all of the engine's oil as a result of the safety wire on the governor idler gear shaft's oil plug breaking, leading to the oil plug coming unscrewed.…

## 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 20080801846329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080801846329A), Aug 1, 2008: Cessna 172RG (N6520R), Tomahawk, WI, Destroyed. (-23) On August 1, 2008 at approximately 1948 central daylight time (CDT), Cessna 172RG, N6520R made an emergency landing 2 miles from Tomahawk (ktkv) airport…
- [Incident 19920123004209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920123004209I), Jan 23, 1992: Cessna 172RG (N6520R), Wichita, KS, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing. Aircraft bounced and propeller struck runway.

## Other aircraft with N6520R

- [Cancelled 2019-09-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6520R-2019-09-06): DJI INSPIRE 1, S/N W13DCA18020118. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Nelson Brothers Mining Services LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NELSON%20BROTHERS%20MINING%20SERVICES%20LLC), [Gillette, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Gillette)
- [Cancelled 1974-04-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6520R-1974-04-29): Boeing-Vertol 219 CH47C, S/N D011. Exported to Italy. Owner: [Boeing Vertol Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOEING%20VERTOL%20CO), [Philadelphia, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Philadelphia)

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