# N6951A: Cessna 172, registration cancelled 1999-08-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 30, 1999
- 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: 29051
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 24, 1997
- Last registry action: March 24, 1997
- Mode S code: A93FC5
- Owner when cancelled: [Cottrell Seth M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COTTRELL%20SETH%20M)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 62.0437° N, 158.1745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99503, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6951A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6951A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6951A-1999-08-30

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 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 ANC85LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA181), Sep 19, 1985: Cessna 172 (N6951A), Shirleyville, AK, substantial damage

## 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 19850919046829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850919046829A), Sep 19, 1985: Cessna 172 (N6951A), Shirleyville, AK, Substantial damage. Wing struck brush on rollout on gravel road. Pulled aircraft to side and main gear struck a log. Flipped over.

## Other aircraft with N6951A

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6951A): Cameron Balloons Z-90, S/N 6731, built 2014

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