# N6539E: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1997-02-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 28, 1997
- Exported to: Germany
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17272032
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 4, 1990
- Last registry action: April 17, 1996
- Mode S code: A89B77
- Owner when cancelled: [Timko Robert J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TIMKO%20ROBERT%20J)
- Location: [Pittsburgh, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Pittsburgh)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.3329° N, 80.0829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 15241, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6539E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6539E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6539E-1997-02-28

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 NYC87LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA081), Feb 6, 1987: Cessna 172 (N6539E), Beaver Falls, PA, substantial damage

## 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 19870206002329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870206002329A), Feb 6, 1987: Cessna 172N (N6539E), Beaver Falls, PA, Substantial damage. Hit hangar (.4)the pilot attempted a turn while taxiing and added power to taxi over soft ground. The pilot did not realize the close proximity of aircraft…

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