# N5172M: 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: September 15, 1992
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5172M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5172M

## Aircraft that carried N5172M

- [Cancelled 1992-09-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5172M-1992-09-15): Beech C23, S/N M2046. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [General Aviation Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GENERAL%20AVIATION%20SERVICES%20INC), [Eden Prairie, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Eden%20Prairie)

## NTSB investigations on N5172M (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 CHI91LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA167), May 28, 1991: Beech C-23 (N5172M), Cottage Grove, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S IMPROPER PRE FLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRPLANE AND IMPROPER FUEL…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5172M (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 19910528017279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910528017279A), May 28, 1991: Beech C23 (N5172M), Cottage Grove, MN, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel en route at night. Impacted soft field nose first on forced night landing, flipped over.
- [Incident 19910306009959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910306009959I), Mar 6, 1991: Beech C23 (N5172M), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing.

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