# N5117U: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: December 12, 1990
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5117U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5117U

## Aircraft that carried N5117U

- [Cancelled 1990-12-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5117U-1990-12-12): Cessna 172RG, S/N 172RG0245. Owner: [Hill Enterprises](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HILL%20ENTERPRISES), [Mt Sterling, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Mt%20Sterling)
- [Cancelled 1964-06-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5117U-1964-06-15): Cessna 206, S/N 206-0117. Exported to Norway. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

## NTSB investigations on N5117U (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB BFO90FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90FA054), Jun 4, 1990: Cessna 172RG (N5117U), Onego, WV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE (ALTITUDE) FROM MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. THE TERRAIN AND ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5117U (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19900604018489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900604018489A), Jun 4, 1990: Cessna 172RG (N5117U), Onego, WV, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Flew into upslope of a cloud obscured mountain. Continued flight in mountain area VFR in IMC.

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