# N5172E: 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: August 23, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5172E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5172E

## Aircraft that carried N5172E

- [Cancelled 2012-08-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5172E-2012-08-23): Cessna 172N, S/N 17271751, built 1978. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [Woods Cross, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Woods%20Cross)
- [Cancelled 1964-01-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5172E-1964-01-27): Cessna 180B, S/N 50472. Exported to Costa Rica. Owner: [Wells John M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20JOHN%20M), [Mercedes, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Mercedes)

## NTSB investigations on N5172E (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 NYC79FNC11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNC11), Dec 5, 1978: Cessna 172N (N5172E), Hampton, NH, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5172E (2)

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.

- [Incident 19950430012649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950430012649I), Apr 30, 1995: Cessna 172N (N5172E), Morris, AL, Minor damage. Stated had full fuel. Two hrs into flight. Lost power. Landed in a field. Fuel tanks were empty.
- [Accident 19781205037619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781205037619A), Dec 5, 1978: Cessna 172D (N5172E), Hampton, NH, Substantial damage. Winds gusting 15 KTS.

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