# N6947X: 1960 Cessna 172B, registration cancelled 2003-12-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 10, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- 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: 17247847
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 31, 1960
- Last registry action: September 8, 2003
- Mode S code: A93CF5
- Location: [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.9350° N, 93.2530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55407, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6947X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6947X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6947X-2003-12-10

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 (2)

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 FTW03LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA116), Mar 26, 2003: Cessna 172B (N6947X), Tulsa, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall.
- [NTSB FTW92LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA038), Dec 5, 1991: Cessna 172B (N6947X), Tulsa, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: CLEARANCE WAS NOT MAINTAINED AND THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A WIRE. A FACTOR WAS THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN STOLEN BY TWO UNKNOWN INDIVIDUALS.

## 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 20030326004969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030326004969A), Mar 26, 2003: Cessna 172B (N6947X), Tulsa, OK, Substantial damage. (-23) On March 26, 2003, at approximately 1630 CST, a Cessna 172, N6947X was substantially damaged following a hard landing and subsequent overturn during…
- [Accident 19911205054649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911205054649A), Dec 5, 1991: Cessna 172B (N6947X), Tulsa, OK, Substantial damage. Stolen aircraft struck wires on forced landing on freeway. 2 persons seen leaving scene. Apparently carburetor ice.

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