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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N6839A

N6839A is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172 built in 1956. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 24, 2013. The last status on file was "revoked, canceled".

Cessna 172 cancelled October 24, 2013

Serial number
28939
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1956
Last status
Revoked, canceled
Certificate issued
September 18, 1975
Last FAA action
January 14, 1977
Last owner
Mroczek Joseph L (Co-owned)
Philadelphia, PA
Airworthiness
Restricted · Aerial advertising

NTSB accident and incident record under N6839A

ATL86FA133Accident on May 17, 1986 at Douglasville, GA: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 28939

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