N-94229 (Cessna 172R) — routes, history & safety record

Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows 2 earlier aircraft with this mark, the last exported to Australia on July 13, 2005.

Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).

We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.

Safety history

No recorded accidents or incidents for this aircraft in FlightFinder’s database.

Earlier aircraft with this registration

Registrations are reused. These records predate the airframe built in 2012 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried N-94229.

January 22, 1952AccidentHull loss
On January 22, 1952, American Airlines Flight 6780, a Convair 240 (N-94229), crashed into the city of Elizabeth, New Jersey, at approximately 1544. All 20 passengers and three crew members were killed, and the aircraft was destroyed by impact and ensuing fire. Seven people in buildings on the ground were fatally injured. **The flight** Flight 6780 originated in Buffalo, New York, for Newark, New Jersey, with scheduled stops in Rochester and Syracuse. The crew consisted of Captain Thomas J. Rei
Convair 240 · 30 fatalities
The Board determines that there is insufficient evidence available at this time upon which to predicate a probable cause. Full accident record