# N5259F: 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 2, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5259F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5259F

## Aircraft that carried N5259F

- [Cancelled 2013-04-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5259F-2013-04-02): Cessna 172F, S/N 17253371, built 1965. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [United States Air Force](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20STATES%20AIR%20FORCE), [Goodfellow Afb, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Goodfellow%20Afb)

## NTSB investigations on N5259F (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 FTW83FA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA362), Aug 7, 1983: Cessna 172F (N5259F), El Paso, TX, destroyed, 3 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5259F (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 19830807039099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830807039099A), Aug 7, 1983: Cessna 172F (N5259F), El Paso, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Stalled on climbout. Cartwheeled after ground impact. Was slightly over gross. Hot day and a light wind are factors

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