N6172B is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Shapiro Daniel A FREEBIRD. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 4, 2010. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
Shapiro Daniel A FREEBIRD cancelled November 4, 2010
- Serial number
- 016
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Two-cycle piston
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- August 21, 2007
- Last FAA action
- April 1, 2010
- Last owner
- Shapiro Daniel A (Individual)
Nebo, NC - Airworthiness
- None on file
Air Tractor Inc AT-502B cancelled September 18, 1996
- Serial number
- 502B0369
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Turboprop
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Australia
- Certificate issued
- July 19, 1996
- Last FAA action
- July 19, 1996
- Last owner
- Houston Crop Service INC (Corporation)
Perry, GA - Airworthiness
- None on file
Cessna 182A cancelled July 22, 1992
- Serial number
- 34172
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- June 30, 1989
- Last FAA action
- June 25, 1992
- Last owner
- Skydive San Marcos INC (Corporation)
Fentress, TX - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N6172B
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 182A · serial 34172
THE IMPROPER MAJOR MODIFICATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY THE OPERATOR, AND THE RESULTANT SEPARATION OF THE DOOR, WINDOW AND WINDSHIELD. A FACTOR WAS THE INSTALLATION OF A NON APPROVED JUMP DOOR.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site