# N5261R: 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: May 12, 1988
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5261R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5261R

## Aircraft that carried N5261R

- [Cancelled 1988-05-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5261R-1988-05-12): Cessna 172RG, S/N 172RG0049. Triennial form not returned

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5261R (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.

- [Incident 19830701028099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830701028099I), Jul 1, 1983: Cessna 172RG (N5261R), Lynco, WV, Minor damage. Indicates pilot ran a tank dry. Landed in a field and hit a ditch. Was on an IFR flight. Not instrument rated.

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