# N6543E: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2024-12-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 18, 2024
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17272033
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 19, 1978
- Last registry action: November 18, 2024
- Mode S code: A89E5C
- Location: [Cincinnati, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Cincinnati)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0737° N, 84.3893° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45230, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6543E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6543E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6543E-2024-12-18

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 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 ERA24LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA339), Aug 6, 2024: Cessna 172 (N6543E), Medina, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to attain a proper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway overrun and subsequent noseover.

## 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 20240806013129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240806013129A), Aug 6, 2024: Cessna 172N (N6543E), Medina, OH, Substantial damage. Student pilot flying a Cessna 172, on first solo, flew around the pattern, during landing touchdown at about midfield, then ballooned , landed again and…

## Other aircraft with N6543E

- [Cancelled 1959-06-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6543E-1959-06-18): Cessna 175, S/N 56043. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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