N6428D is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N built in 1979. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 2, 2019. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172N cancelled July 2, 2019
- Serial number
- 17272794
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1979
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- December 7, 2005
- Last FAA action
- November 5, 2015
- Last owner
- Dean International INC (Corporation)
Miami, FL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
North American SNJ-4 cancelled May 24, 1965
- Serial number
- 88-14356
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- June 14, 1962
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Ligonier Flying Service INC (Corporation)
Ligonier, IN - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N6428D
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 17272794
The failure of both pilots in both airplanes to see and avoid the other airplane as they converged nearly head-on at the same altitude.
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