# N6599R: Cessna 172RG, registration cancelled 1990-10-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 9, 1990
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Cessna 172RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (registry code 2072438)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172RG0205
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A8B1CC
- Owner type: Non-citizen corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6599R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6599R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6599R-1990-10-09

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 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 BFO90DID01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90DID01), Aug 20, 1990: Cessna 172RG (N6599R), Onancock, VA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL BECAUSE THE PILOT EXPERIENCED SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. OTHER FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT ARE VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC, NIGHT CONDITIONS.

## 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.

- [Accident 19900819034289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900819034289A), Aug 19, 1990: Cessna 172RG (N6599R), Melfa, VA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Crashed in 5FT water in bay. Dark night haze and fog.
- [Incident 19880413016339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880413016339I), Apr 13, 1988: Cessna 172RG (N6599R), Hollywood, FL, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed while taxiing to ramp. Found the nose gear actuator fitting had failed.

## Other aircraft with N6599R

- [Cancelled 1974-06-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6599R-1974-06-10): Beech B24R, S/N MC-234. Owner: [Lutz Rebecca G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LUTZ%20REBECCA%20G), [Los Lunas, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Los%20Lunas)

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