# N5234U: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 3
- Last cancelled: September 16, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5234U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5234U

## Aircraft that carried N5234U

- [Cancelled 2013-09-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5234U-2013-09-16): Schlitter Randy RANS S 10 SAKOTA, S/N 0190082. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Schlitter Randy J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHLITTER%20RANDY%20J), [Hays, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Hays)
- [Cancelled 1990-08-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5234U-1990-08-16): Cessna 172RG, S/N 172RG0292. Triennial form not returned
- [Cancelled 1975-01-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5234U-1975-01-07): Cessna 206, S/N 2060234. Exported to Panama. Owner: [Tri Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRI%20AIR%20INC), [Artesia, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Artesia)

## NTSB investigations on N5234U (2)

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 LAX88FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA001), Oct 4, 1987: Cessna 172RG (N5234U), Calistoga, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB OAK69D0045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69D0045), May 30, 1968: Cessna 206 (N5234U), Novato, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5234U (1)

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 19871004058429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871004058429A), Oct 4, 1987: Cessna 172RG (N5234U), Calistoga, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Landed downwind unable to stop on runway rotated near end. Climbed out nose high. Stalled in a turn and crashed.

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