N6238D is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N built in 1979. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 23, 2016. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Cessna 172N cancelled May 23, 2016
- Serial number
- 17272656
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1979
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- October 17, 2014
- Last FAA action
- October 17, 2014
- Last owner
- Skylane Aviation LLC (Corporation)
Charleston, WV - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N6238D
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17272656
The flight instructor's failure to ensure that her seat was properly secured before initiating the takeoff, which resulted in a subsequent loss of control. Contributing was the lack of an installed secondary seat stop.
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