# N6785E: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2010-07-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 19, 2010
- Exported to: Philippines
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 17272065
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 29, 1978
- Certificate issued: February 29, 2008
- Last registry action: October 20, 2008
- Mode S code: A8FC7C
- Owners when cancelled: [Swallow Nicholas A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SWALLOW%20NICHOLAS%20A), [Swallow-Gavito Ashley M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SWALLOW-GAVITO%20ASHLEY%20M)
- Location: [Rifle, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Rifle)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7510° N, 108.1137° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 81650, within about 18 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6785E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6785E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6785E-2010-07-19

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

## 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.

- [Incident 19940706030319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940706030319I), Jul 6, 1994: Cessna 172N (N6785E), Olathe, KS. During takeoff aircraft didnot feel right. Aborted. Ran off end of runway.

## Other aircraft with N6785E

- [Cancelled 1961-01-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6785E-1961-01-09): Cessna 175A, S/N 56285. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Zotak Albert E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZOTAK%20ALBERT%20E)

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