# N6874E: 1959 Cessna 175A, registration cancelled 2013-05-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 2, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 56374
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: December 5, 1959
- Certificate issued: August 14, 1998
- Last registry action: August 31, 2001
- Mode S code: A92021
- Owner when cancelled: [Murphy William J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MURPHY%20WILLIAM%20J)
- Location: [The Colony, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/The%20Colony)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.0765° N, 96.9079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75056, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6874E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6874E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6874E-2013-05-02

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 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 FTW98FA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA372), Aug 22, 1998: Cessna 175A (N6874E), Erie, CO, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain flying speed (above stall speed) and the subsequent stall/spin. Contributing factors were the tailwind, high density altitude, and aircraft overweight conditions.

## 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 19980822021469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980822021469A), Aug 22, 1998: Cessna 175A (N6874E), Erie, CO, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Acft failed to gain altitude on takeoff, struck a road embankment nose first, and crashed and burned. (.23)on August 22, 1998, at approximately 1245 local…

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