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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N6874E

N6874E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 175A built in 1959. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 2, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Cessna 175A cancelled May 2, 2013

Serial number
56374
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1959
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
August 14, 1998
Last FAA action
August 31, 2001
Last owner
Murphy William J (Individual)
The Colony, TX
Airworthiness
Standard

NTSB accident and incident record under N6874E

FTW98FA372Accident on August 22, 1998 at Erie, CO: fatal, destroyed (3 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 175A · serial 56374

The pilot's failure to maintain flying speed (above stall speed) and the subsequent stall/spin. Contributing factors were the tailwind, high density altitude, and aircraft overweight conditions.

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