# N6522V: Cessna 172RG, registration cancelled 1998-03-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 5, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (registry code 2072438)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172RG0748
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 29, 1988
- Last registry action: December 17, 1997
- Mode S code: A896DA
- Owner when cancelled: [Flight Shop Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLIGHT%20SHOP%20INC)
- Location: [Bend, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Bend)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.0022° N, 121.0472° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97701, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6522V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6522V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6522V-1998-03-05

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 SEA90LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA172), Sep 28, 1990: Cessna 172RG (N6522V), Brothers, OR, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLIGHT PLANNING AND DECISIONS THAT LED TO HIM FLYING INTO RISING TERRAAIN WHILE ENGAGED IN LOW LEVEL FLIGHT ACTIVITIES.

## 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 19900927043399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900927043399A), Sep 27, 1990: Cessna 172RG (N6522V), Brothers, OR, Substantial damage. Flying low over area of elk was unable to outclimb rising terrain. Stalled into trees.
- [Incident 19830428024399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830428024399I), Apr 28, 1983: Cessna 172RG (N6522V), Gaithersburg, MD. Electric power loss en route. Turned on master switch to lower gear. Voltage regulator and alternator replaced.

## Other aircraft with N6522V

- [Cancelled 1967-11-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6522V-1967-11-03): Aero Commander 680FL P, S/N 1634-29. Exported to Switzerland. Owner: [Farm Automation Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FARM%20AUTOMATION%20CORP), [Milbrook, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Milbrook)

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