# N6522D: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2018-03-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 6, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17272843
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 17, 2001
- Last registry action: June 28, 2013
- Mode S code: A896CA
- Owner when cancelled: [Hortman Herbert M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HORTMAN%20HERBERT%20M)
- Location: [Doylestown, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Doylestown)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.3533° N, 75.0978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 18902, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6522D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6522D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6522D-2018-03-06

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 MIA91LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA173), Jun 28, 1991: Cessna 172N (N6522D), Punta Gorda, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO OBSERVE THE WINDSOCK BEFORE LANDING RESULTING IN FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER LANDING WITH A QUARTERING TAILWIND. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A DITCH.…

## 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 20010723017579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010723017579I), Jul 23, 2001: Cessna 172N (N6522D), Middletown, PA. (-23) Shortly after take-off on runway 13 the engine became rough and lost between 250-300 RPM. Pilot contacted tower and landed on runway 31. Aircraft…
- [Incident 19940122006039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940122006039I), Jan 22, 1994: Cessna 172N (N6522D), Houston, TX. Narrative: Mr. Natiello: a student pilot, was performing solo touch and go landings in Cessna N6522D which ran off the leftside of the runway (35R) and got…

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