# N5172K: 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: September 16, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5172K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5172K

## Aircraft that carried N5172K

- [Cancelled 2013-09-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5172K-2013-09-16): Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D, S/N 1123D, built 1982. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Laura Z Fishing Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAURA%20Z%20FISHING%20CO%20INC), [Saipan, MP](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MP/Saipan)
- [Cancelled 1980-06-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5172K-1980-06-02): Cessna 172N, S/N 17273999. Exported to Japan. Owner: [Western Skyways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESTERN%20SKYWAYS%20INC), [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach)

## NTSB investigations on N5172K (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 LAX94LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA041), Nov 7, 1993: Hughes 369D (N5172K), Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean), destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: AN UNDETERMINED EVENT THAT RESULTED IN THE ACCIDENT.

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