# N5256U: 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: November 27, 2007
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5256U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5256U

## Aircraft that carried N5256U

- [Cancelled 2007-11-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5256U-2007-11-27): Cessna 172RG, S/N 172RG0305, built 1980. Exported to Panama. Owner: [Hillsboro Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HILLSBORO%20AVIATION%20INC), [Hillsboro, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Hillsboro)
- [Cancelled 1964-09-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5256U-1964-09-23): Cessna 206, S/N 206-0256, built 1964. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5256U (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.

- [Incident 20000815026979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000815026979I), Aug 15, 2000: Cessna 172RG (N5256U), Portland, OR, Minor damage. (-23)[privacy data omitted] stated that he inadvertently reached for the landing gear knob and retracted the gear during a touch-and-go landing, causing the…
- [Incident 19910731038199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910731038199I), Jul 31, 1991: Cessna 172RG (N5256U), Portland, OR. Unable to lock left gear down. Passenger used tow bar to pull it down. Landed safely. Gear actuator casting cracked
- [Incident 19900807060409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900807060409I), Aug 7, 1990: Cessna 172RG (N5256U), Portland, OR, Minor damage. Pilot inadvertently retracted landing gear instead of flaps on a touch and go landing.

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