N6443E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 29, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172N cancelled April 29, 2013
- Serial number
- 17272020
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1978
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- October 15, 2008
- Last FAA action
- October 15, 2008
- Last owner
- Darling Randy L (Co-owned)
Blue Jay, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Cessna 172 cancelled June 18, 1959
- Serial number
- 46543
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Guatemala
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Cessna Aircraft CO (Corporation)
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N6443E
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17272020
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain while maneuvering in a ravine. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to continue flight in an area that exceeded the climb rate capabilities of the airplane.
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