# N52243: 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: May 16, 2026
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=52243
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52243

## Aircraft that carried N52243

- [Cancelled 2026-05-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52243-2026-05-16): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S9145, built 2002. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Greeley, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Greeley)
- [Cancelled 1973-11-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52243-1973-11-16): Cessna 182P, S/N 18262478. Exported to Denmark. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), Zaventem

## NTSB investigations on N52243 (3)

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 CEN25LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA128), Mar 16, 2025: Cessna 172S (N52243), Rusk, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control and adequate airspeed during the go-around, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB CEN19LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA074), Jan 29, 2019: Cessna 172 (N52243), Grand Prairie, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilots of both airplanes to see and avoid the other airplane while entering the airport traffic pattern in visual meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the…
- [NTSB SEA83LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA053), Jan 31, 1983: Cessna 172P (N52243), Winthrop, WA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N52243 (3)

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 20250316013049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250316013049A), Mar 16, 2025: Cessna 172S (N52243), Rusk, TX, Destroyed. On March 16, 2025 aircraft [privacy data omitted] was involved in an accident when the pilot reported a strong wind on landing resulting in loss of control and…
- [Accident 20190129009682A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190129009682A), Jan 29, 2019: Cessna 172S (N52243), Grand Prairie, TX, Substantial damage. On January 29, 2019 at approximately 1330 local time, a Cessna 172S registration number N52243 collided with a Cessna 172S registration number N565SP while in…
- [Accident 19830131002889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830131002889A), Jan 31, 1983: Cessna 172P (N52243), Winthrop, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot turned into box canyon and aircraft was unable to climb and clear rising terrrain.

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