# N6909X: 1960 Cessna 172B, registration cancelled 2020-03-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 25, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406)
- 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: 17247809
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A92E5F
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Robert H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20ROBERT%20H)
- Location: [Henderson Ville, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Henderson%20Ville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.3243° N, 82.4563° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hendersonville, NC, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6909X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6909X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6909X-2020-03-25

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 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 NYC68F0051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0051), Jun 25, 1967: Cessna 172 (N6909X), Snow Shoe, PA, destroyed

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