# N6868E: 1959 Cessna 175A, registration cancelled 2013-08-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 20, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 175A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (registry code 2072504)
- 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: 56368
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: December 2, 1959
- Last registry action: July 31, 2008
- Mode S code: A91CF6
- Location: [Big Lake, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Big%20Lake)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.5160° N, 149.9712° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99652, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6868E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6868E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6868E-2013-08-20

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 (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 LAX08LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA118), Apr 20, 2008: Cessna C175A (N6868E), Groveland, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of a blocked fuel line that was improperly fabricated by the pilot. Also causal was the pilot's excessive ground speed during the taxi…

## 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 20080419833259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080419833259A), Apr 19, 2008: Cessna 175A (N6868E), Groveland, CA, Destroyed. (-23) Aircraft had just undergone maintenance, which included reassembly and installing a time continued engine after transport of the aircraft by ground from…

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