# N6972C: 1946 North American AT-6, registration cancelled 2016-11-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 17, 2016
- Exported to: United Kingdom
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [North American AT-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-at-6) (registry code 6400402)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-2-575](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-2-575) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 90680
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 9, 1959
- Certificate issued: March 22, 2016
- Last registry action: March 22, 2016
- Mode S code: A94758
- Owner when cancelled: [Aircraft Guaranty Corp Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20GUARANTY%20CORP%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Onalaska, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Onalaska)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.8462° N, 95.1175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77360, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6972C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6972C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6972C-2016-11-17

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 North American AT-6: https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-at-6.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 LAX89LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA114), Feb 23, 1989: North American AT-6 (N6972C), Compton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FATIGUE CRACKS THAT EXISTED IN AN ENGINE CYLINDER.

## 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.

- [Incident 20000513017049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000513017049I), May 13, 2000: Namer AT6 (N6972C), Crestview, FL, Minor damage. (-23)In cross-wind conditions during landing aircraft experienced a sudden gust of wind from the right while landing on runway (17). Right wing raised causing…
- [Accident 19890222002399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890222002399A), Feb 22, 1989: Namer AT6 (N6972C), Compton, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Force landed on city street. Hit wires and poles. Found a fatigue-cracked engine cylinder.

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