# N6871X: Cessna 172B, registration cancelled 1993-10-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 21, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17247771
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 15, 1984
- Last registry action: September 16, 1993
- Mode S code: A91FC9
- Owners when cancelled: [Stoltzfus Karl D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STOLTZFUS%20KARL%20D), [Stoltzfus Gareth L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STOLTZFUS%20GARETH%20L)
- Location: [Homer, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Homer)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 59.5385° N, 151.1869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99603, within about 18 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6871X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6871X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6871X-1993-10-21

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 172B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b.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 ANC83LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA006), Oct 23, 1982: Cessna 172 (N6871X), Near Homer, AK, 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 19821023056369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821023056369A), Oct 23, 1982: Cessna 172B (N6871X), Homer, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot was attempting touch and go landing on sandbar when aircraft hit log and flipped inverted in river.
- [Incident 19790919023869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790919023869I), Sep 19, 1979: Cessna 172B (N6871X), Kustetan, AK, Minor damage. Pilot attempted takeoff from wet 600 foot strip, aborted, overran strip. Nosed up in mud.

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