# N6647A: 1956 Cessna 172, registration cancelled 2013-09-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 25, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- Engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28747
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: March 21, 1978
- Last registry action: March 25, 1978
- Mode S code: A8C663
- Owner when cancelled: [Close W James](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLOSE%20W%20JAMES)
- Location: [Monroe, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Monroe)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.3392° N, 73.2228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06468, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6647A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6647A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6647A-2013-09-25

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 172: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172.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 NYC80FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA015), Dec 16, 1979: Cessna 172 (N6647A), Washingtnville, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19791216042569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791216042569A), Dec 16, 1979: Cessna 172 (N6647A), Washingtonville, NY, Destroyed. Departed into freezing rain & marginal weather. Crashed out of control shortly after takeoff. Advised not to go.

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