# N5238F: 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 8, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5238F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5238F

## Aircraft that carried N5238F

- [Cancelled 2013-04-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5238F-2013-04-08): Cessna 172F, S/N 17253311, built 1965. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [United States Air Force Owner](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20STATES%20AIR%20FORCE%20OWNER), [Andrews Afb, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Andrews%20Afb)

## NTSB investigations on N5238F (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 BFO95FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95FA050), May 12, 1995: Cessna 172F (N5238F), Tappahanock, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot's misjudgment of distance/speed during the approach to land, and her failure to go around while there was still sufficient runway remaining. Factors related to the accident were:…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5238F (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 19950512011499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950512011499A), May 12, 1995: Cessna 172F (N5238F), Tappahannock, VA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Solo cross country. Became lost. Landed. CFI ok continue. Lost again. Over shot runway landing. Hit fence and post.

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