# N6831X: 1960 Cessna 172A, registration cancelled 1964-12-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 21, 1964
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (registry code 2072404)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 47731
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 13, 1964
- Mode S code: A910ED
- Owner when cancelled: [Carter John K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARTER%20JOHN%20K)
- Location: [Gualala, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Gualala)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6831X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6831X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6831X-1964-12-21

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 172A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a.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 UNK65X0640](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0640), Nov 10, 1964: Cessna 172 (N6831X), Gualala, CA, destroyed

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