# N72158: 1969 Cessna TU206D, registration cancelled 2013-05-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 6, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna TU206D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206d) (registry code 2073344)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A4CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A4CE), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: U206-1301
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, aerial surveying
- Airworthiness date: December 14, 1970
- Certificate issued: August 29, 1990
- Last registry action: September 16, 2008
- Mode S code: A9AA6B
- Owner when cancelled: [Flores Eusebio](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLORES%20EUSEBIO)
- Location: Rio Grande, PR, RQ
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72158
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72158
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72158-2013-05-06

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 TU206D: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206d.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 MIA93FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93FA109), Apr 25, 1993: Cessna TU206D (N72158), Culebra, PR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT THAT ORIGINATED FROM A HEAT CHECK CRACK IN THE JOURNAL, ADJACENT TO THE #2 MAIN JOURNAL FORWARD FILLET.

## 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 19930425010449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930425010449A), Apr 25, 1993: Cessna TU206D (N72158), Culebra, Puerto Rico, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost power. Ditched in ocean. Crankshaft failed due to fatigue. Initiated on NR2 journal.

## Other aircraft with N72158

- [Cancelled 1951-02-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72158-1951-02-28): Cessna 140, S/N 9325. Owner: [Meyer Dolores Emily](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEYER%20DOLORES%20EMILY), [Philadelphia, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Philadelphia)

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