# N6LG: Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 1991-12-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 23, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17258465
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 4, 1974
- Last registry action: February 6, 1991
- Mode S code: A7C38E
- Owner when cancelled: [Doellefeld Gerhard E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOELLEFELD%20GERHARD%20E)
- Location: [Independence, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Independence)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.8116° N, 123.1272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97351, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6LG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6LG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6LG-1991-12-23

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 172K: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k.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 SEA91LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA224), Aug 28, 1991: Cessna 172K (N6LG), Corbett, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION, HIS DELAY IN TAKING REMEDIAL ACTION, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM TREES ON RISING TERRAIN. THE WEATHER AND TERRAIN CONDITIONS WERE…

## 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 19910828037919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910828037919A), Aug 28, 1991: Cessna 172K (N6LG), Corbett, OR, Substantial damage. Continued into worsening weather then tried to retrace by a 180 but flew into trees on side of cloud obscured ridge

## Other aircraft with N6LG

- [Cancelled 1994-05-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6LG-1994-05-19): Doellefeld Gerhard E RV6A, S/N 9131946. Owner: [Gerhard E Doellefeld](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GERHARD%20E%20DOELLEFELD), [Independence, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Independence)
- [Cancelled 1988-06-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6LG-1988-06-15): Piper PA-31-350, S/N 317305028. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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