# N6525V: Cessna 172RG, registration cancelled 1991-05-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 1, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (registry code 2072438)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172RG0751
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Last registry action: June 12, 1990
- Mode S code: A89743
- Owners when cancelled: [Sold To Aviation Underwriting](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOLD%20TO%20AVIATION%20UNDERWRITING)
- Location: [Chesterfield, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Chesterfield)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.6631° N, 90.5771° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesterfield, MO, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6525V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6525V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6525V-1991-05-01

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 CHI89FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA049), Feb 8, 1989: Cessna 172RG (N6525V), Mosinee, WI, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: SPATIAL DISORIENTATION OF THE PILOT AS A RESULT OF INITIATING THE FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARK NIGHT, SNOW, AND LOW CEILINGS.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19890207001809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890207001809A), Feb 7, 1989: Cessna 172RG (N6525V), Mosinee, WI, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Departed VFR into low ceiling and visibility at night. Descended into trees no ground lights.

## Other aircraft with N6525V

- [Cancelled 1975-04-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6525V-1975-04-10): Aero Commander 685, S/N 12036. Exported to France. Owner: [Rockwell Intl Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROCKWELL%20INTL%20CORP), [Bethany, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Bethany)

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