# N6521J: 1980 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2012-08-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 22, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17273883
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 4, 1980
- Last registry action: March 16, 2009
- Mode S code: A896AC
- Location: [Independence, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Independence)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0508° N, 94.3980° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 64055, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6521J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6521J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6521J-2012-08-22

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 (2)

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 LAX08CA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA149), May 20, 2008: Cessna 172N (N6521J), Palo Alto, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB LAX91LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA312), Jul 14, 1991: Cessna 172N (N6521J), Mariposa, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGING HIS PLANNED APPROACH. A DOWN-SLOPING RUNWAY SURFACE WAS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 20080520836109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080520836109A), May 20, 2008: Cessna 172N (N6521J), Palo Alto, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) At approximately 10:30 am may 20, 2008, N621J, a Cessna 172N aircraft was conducting pattern work at the Palo Alto municipal airport (pao), Palo Alto…
- [Accident 19910714027269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910714027269A), Jul 14, 1991: Cessna 172N (N6521J), Mariposa, CA, Substantial damage. Overran short sod strip on landing roll and went over an embankment.

## Other aircraft with N6521J

- [Cancelled 1968-10-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6521J-1968-10-25): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 284959. Exported to Argentina. Owner: [Piper Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPER%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP)

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