# N5172L: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: April 1, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5172L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5172L

## Aircraft that carried N5172L

- [Cancelled 2013-04-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5172L-2013-04-01): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 28-4458, built 1967. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Falls Aero Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FALLS%20AERO%20INC), [Great Falls, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Great%20Falls)

## NTSB investigations on N5172L (4)

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 DEN99LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA156), Aug 31, 1999: Piper PA-28-180 (N5172L), Peyton, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control resulting in inadvertent stall/mush during initial climb following takeoff. Factors were the unfavorable, sudden windshift conditions, the high density altitude, and the…
- [NTSB MKC74DCJ48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCJ48), Jun 20, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N5172L), Lakeside, NE, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC72DCQ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCQ13), Jul 24, 1971: Piper PA-28 (N5172L), Oakley, KS, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC68D0586](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0586), May 17, 1968: Piper PA-28 (N5172L), Mount Vernon, IA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5172L (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.

- [Accident 19990831042799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990831042799A), Aug 31, 1999: Piper PA28180 (N5172L), Colorado Spring, CO, No damage. (-23) Low level wind shear
- [Accident 19740620020689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740620020689A), Jun 20, 1974: Piper PA28180 (N5172L), Lakeside, NE, Substantial damage. Aftr droppng package plt pulld acft up. Too low for recovery.

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