# N6959E: 1959 Cessna 175A, registration cancelled 2012-10-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 15, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 175A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (registry code 2072504)
- Engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17), [TCDS E-298](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-298) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 56459
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, crew training
- Airworthiness date: May 5, 1964
- Last registry action: September 16, 1985
- Mode S code: A940E1
- Location: [Jal, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Jal)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.1084° N, 103.3602° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 88252, within about 16 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6959E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6959E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6959E-2012-10-15

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 175A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a.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 DEN86FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA008), Oct 11, 1985: Cessna 175A (N6959E), Jal, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19851010076519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851010076519A), Oct 10, 1985: Cessna STC175 (N6959E), Jal, NM, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Descended too low on turn to final and impacted ground. Was getting night currency on a dark, foggy night.

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