# N6579K: Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2023-06-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 26, 2023
- Exported to: Argentina
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436)
- 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: 17274216
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 23, 1980
- Certificate issued: November 22, 2021
- Last registry action: June 23, 2023
- Mode S code: A8AA58
- Owner when cancelled: [Souther Field Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHER%20FIELD%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Americus, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Americus)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.0464° N, 84.1496° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 31709, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6579K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6579K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6579K-2023-06-26

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 172P: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p.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 DEN84LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA291), Sep 16, 1984: Cessna 172P (N6579K), Longmont, CO, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Incident 19890608027579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890608027579I), Jun 8, 1989: Cessna 172 (N6579K), Christmas, FL. Rough engine and unable to maintain altitude. Landed on highway. No damage. Found push rod and rocker arm broken.
- [Accident 19840916050599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840916050599A), Sep 16, 1984: Cessna 172P (N6579K), Longmont, CO, Substantial damage. Engine failed to respond during low pass over airstrip, pilot attemtped to land on remaining runway. Ran off end.

## Other aircraft with N6579K

- [Cancelled 1974-10-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6579K-1974-10-11): Republic RC-3, S/N 852. Owner: [Nichols Donald Edward](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NICHOLS%20DONALD%20EDWARD), [Kenmore, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Kenmore)

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