# N6686E: 1959 Cessna 175, registration cancelled 2010-03-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 17, 2010
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502)
- Engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17), [TCDS E-298](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-298) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 56186
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: September 3, 1959
- Certificate issued: September 24, 2002
- Last registry action: September 16, 2008
- Mode S code: A8D520
- Owner when cancelled: [Shelton Drilling Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHELTON%20DRILLING%20CORP)
- Location: [Basalt, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Basalt)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.3781° N, 106.8764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 81621, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6686E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6686E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6686E-2010-03-17

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 175: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175.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 CEN09CA615](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA615), Sep 1, 2009: Cessna 175 (N6686E), Rio Blanco, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing and his failure to execute a go-around.

## 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 20090901020039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090901020039A), Sep 1, 2009: Cessna 175 (N6686E), Rio Blanco, CO, Substantial damage. N6686E was damaged while landing on at bishops cabin (latitude 39:43.53, longitude 108:08.34), a grass strip approximately 2000 feet long by 50 feet wide. The…

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