# N6542F: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1998-09-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 18, 1998
- 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: 17273238
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 24, 1986
- Last registry action: June 17, 1998
- Mode S code: A89E3A
- Owner when cancelled: [Prichard Michael](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRICHARD%20MICHAEL)
- Location: [Katy, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Katy)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.8361° N, 95.7346° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77449, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6542F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6542F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6542F-1998-09-18

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 FTW95LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA250), Jun 18, 1995: Cessna 172N (N6542F), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PERFORM A GO-AROUND AND HIS LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THE MAKE AND MODEL OF AIRPLANE.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19950618019889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950618019889A), Jun 18, 1995: Cessna 172N (N6542F), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. Distracted by traffic. Landed with right wheel off edge runway. Struck airplane, golf cart and building.
- [Incident 19830726072329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830726072329I), Jul 26, 1983: Cessna 172N (N6542F), Teterboro, NJ, Minor damage. Bounced and porpoised on landing. Bent the nose gear. Tire blown and a bent propeller.
- [Incident 19830401015779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830401015779I), Apr 1, 1983: Cessna 172N (N6542F), Rosenberg, TX, Minor damage. Pilot made a high approach and ran off end of runway.

## Other aircraft with N6542F

- [Cancelled 1972-02-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6542F-1972-02-04): Cessna 150F, S/N 15063142. Owner: [3a Flying Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/3A%20FLYING%20CLUB%20INC), [Riverview, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Riverview)

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