# N6917A: Cessna 172, registration cancelled 1968-10-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 8, 1968
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 29017
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 7, 1965
- Mode S code: A931BB
- Owner when cancelled: [Sobotta Rufus M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOBOTTA%20RUFUS%20M)
- Location: [Hales Corners, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Hales%20Corners)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6917A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6917A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6917A-1968-10-08

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 172: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172.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 CHI67F0118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0118), Jul 16, 1966: Cessna 172 (N6917A), Dekalb, IL, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N6917A

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6917A): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-7954111, built 1979

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