# N52491: 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: February 5, 2016
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=52491
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52491

## Aircraft that carried N52491

- [Cancelled 2016-02-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52491-2016-02-05): Cessna 172P, S/N 17274539. Exported to Indonesia. Owner: [P T Aero Flyer Institute](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/P%20T%20AERO%20FLYER%20INSTITUTE), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

## NTSB investigations on N52491 (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 NYC93LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA055), Jan 23, 1993: Cessna 172P (N52491), Teterboro, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRPLANE DEPARTING THE RUNWAY AND NOSING OVER. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE CROSSWIND AND THE…
- [NTSB BFO90LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA013), Nov 19, 1989: Cessna 172 (N52491), Mitchellville, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO ENTER AN INADVERTENT PORPOISE DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N52491 (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 19930123000759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930123000759A), Jan 23, 1993: Cessna 172P (N52491), Teterboro, NJ, Substantial damage. Lost directional on rollout. Pilot stated wind gust caused aircraft to depart runway. Flipped over in mud.
- [Accident 19891119065739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891119065739A), Nov 19, 1989: Cessna 172P (N52491), Mitchellville, MD, Substantial damage. Unable climb after takeoff. Aborted due trees at end. Porpoised. Collapsed nose gear. No anomalies found.

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