# N6840E: Cessna 175A, registration cancelled 1982-04-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 23, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 175A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (registry code 2072504)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 56340
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 17, 1977
- Mode S code: A91470
- Owner when cancelled: [Gray Joseph A III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRAY%20JOSEPH%20A%20III)
- Location: [Flomaton, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Flomaton)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6840E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6840E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6840E-1982-04-23

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 175A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 DEN78FTE29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE29), Feb 19, 1978: Cessna 175 (N6840E), Grand Junction, CO, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA77DLA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DLA03), Oct 2, 1976: Cessna 175 (N6840E), Century, FL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19780219004839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780219004839A), Feb 19, 1978: Cessna 175A (N6840E), Grand Junction, CO, Destroyed. Pilot bailed out after engine failure. Propeller dmg indicated poat impact.
- [Accident 19761002035069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761002035069A), Oct 2, 1976: Cessna 175A (N6840E), Century, FL, Substantial damage. Grass recently cut. Unable to stop. Groundlooped at east end of 2500FT strip to avoid trees.

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