# N6937X: Cessna 172B, registration cancelled 1998-01-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 26, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17247837
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Last registry action: February 13, 1997
- Mode S code: A9393E
- Location: [Marine City, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Marine%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.6929° N, 82.5465° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48039, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6937X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6937X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6937X-1998-01-26

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 IAD97LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA033), Dec 16, 1996: Cessna 172B (N6937X), Charleston, WV, destroyed. Probable cause: improper planning/decision by the pilot, and his mismanagement of the fuel supply, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, loss of engine power, and a forced landing into wooded terrain.

## 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 19961216039459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961216039459A), Dec 16, 1996: Cessna 172B (N6937X), Charleston, WV, Destroyed. Lost power enroute. Impacted terrain. Pilot stated misjudged fuel. Fuel tanks were empty.

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