# N6623H: 1975 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2013-04-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- 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: 17265514
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: June 23, 1975
- Certificate issued: September 14, 1987
- Last registry action: February 23, 1991
- Mode S code: A8BE70
- Owner when cancelled: [Lacross Gordon D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LACROSS%20GORDON%20D)
- Location: [West Branch, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/West%20Branch)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.3184° N, 84.2362° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48661, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6623H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6623H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6623H-2013-04-30

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 172M: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m.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 CHI92FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA062), Dec 27, 1991: Cessna 172M (N6623H), Sanford, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A VISUAL LOOKOUT TO AVOID A WIRE STRIKE. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INTENTIONAL LOW LEVEL FLIGHT, HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE, AND THE…

## 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 19911227057489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911227057489A), Dec 27, 1991: Cessna 172M (N6623H), Sanford, MI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Struck wires stretched over a lake. Crashed into lake. Impact tore aircraft apart.

## Other aircraft with N6623H

- [Cancelled 1962-09-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6623H-1962-09-26): Piper J3C-65, S/N 19820. Owner: [Erdkamp Leonard P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ERDKAMP%20LEONARD%20P), [Exeter, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Exeter)

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