N6521J is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N built in 1980. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 22, 2012. The last status on file was "registration pending, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172N cancelled August 22, 2012
- Serial number
- 17273883
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1980
- Last status
- Registration pending, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- March 16, 2009
- Last owner
- Registration Pending (Individual)
Independence, MO - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Piper PA-28-180 cancelled October 25, 1968
- Serial number
- 284959
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Argentina
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Piper Aircraft CORP (Corporation)
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N6521J
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17273883
The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17273883
THE PILOT MISJUDGING HIS PLANNED APPROACH. A DOWN-SLOPING RUNWAY SURFACE WAS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.
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