N6610D — 1979 Cessna 172N

Aircraft record

Serial number

17272897

Manufacturer

Cessna

Model

172N

Year

1979

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Engine

Lycoming 0-320 Series

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N6610D →

Accident & incident history

1. WPR17FA023Nov 18, 2016Moss Beach, CAFatal · 1 fatal

   The pilot's loss of airplane control following an encounter with low level wind shear and turbulence during final approach for landing. Contributing to the loss of control was the pilot's decision to retract the wing flaps on final approach, which resulted in a sudden loss of lift.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1979 Cessna 172N).

1. Jun 8, 2018deregistered — Sac Aero Flying Club Inc

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N6610D was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1979 Cessna 172N above.

• until Nov 13, 1962Lockheed PV-2 (s/n 151176)

Frequently asked

Has N6610D been in an accident?

Yes. N6610D appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2016.

What kind of aircraft is N6610D?

N6610D is a 1979 Cessna 172N (fixed wing single-engine), serial number 17272897.

Has N6610D been in a fatal accident?

An NTSB record for N6610D (WPR17FA023) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.