# N6845X: 1960 Cessna 172A, registration cancelled 2002-04-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 15, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (registry code 2072404)
- 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: 47745
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 16, 1960
- Certificate issued: July 21, 2001
- Last registry action: July 21, 2001
- Mode S code: A91530
- Owners when cancelled: [Ecker Kristopher J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ECKER%20KRISTOPHER%20J), [Beswick Michele R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BESWICK%20MICHELE%20R)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1964° N, 106.5731° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87113, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6845X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6845X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6845X-2002-04-15

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 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 FTW02LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA084), Feb 22, 2002: Cessna 172A (N6845X), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's delay in executing a go-around while conducting a simulated emergency landing, which resulted in an in flight collision with terrain.

## 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 20020221001989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020221001989A), Feb 21, 2002: Cessna 172A (N6845X), Los Lunas, NM, Substantial damage. (.19) On February 21, 2002, approximately 1815 mountain standard time, a Cessna 172A, single-engine airplane, N6854X, sustained substantial damage following a…

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