N6816E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 14, 2011 when the aircraft was exported to Argentina. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172N cancelled July 14, 2011
- Serial number
- 17272071
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1978
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Exported to
- Argentina
- Certificate issued
- October 26, 1990
- Last FAA action
- October 21, 2008
- Last owner
- Dragonfly Aviation INC (Corporation)
Santa Rosa, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Cessna 175A cancelled January 14, 1960
- Serial number
- 56316
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- South Africa
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Cessna Aircraft CORP (Corporation)
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N6816E
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172A · serial 17272071
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.
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