# N6610D: 1979 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2018-06-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 8, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 17272897
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 15, 1979
- Certificate issued: July 13, 2005
- Last registry action: August 21, 2014
- Mode S code: A8BA4C
- Owner when cancelled: [Sac Aero Flying Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAC%20AERO%20FLYING%20CLUB%20INC)
- Location: [Sacramento, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sacramento)
- Physical address: [El Dorado Hills, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/El%20Dorado%20Hills)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.5128° N, 121.4942° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95822, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6610D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6610D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6610D-2018-06-08

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 WPR17FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA023), Nov 18, 2016: Cessna 172N (N6610D), Moss Beach, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control following an encounter with low level wind shear and turbulence during final approach for landing. Contributing to the loss of control was the pilot's decision to…

## 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 20161118016449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161118016449A), Nov 18, 2016: Cessna 172N (N6610D), Half Moon Bay, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On November 18, 2016 at approximately 1118 PDT, N6610D, a Cessna 172N 17272897, crashed in Half Moon Bay/moss beach, California while attempting to land at the…

## Other aircraft with N6610D

- [Cancelled 1962-11-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6610D-1962-11-13): Lockheed PV-2, S/N 151176. Owner: [Ming-Ayer Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MING-AYER%20INC), [Linden, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Linden)

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