# N5488K: 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: January 24, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5488K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5488K

## Aircraft that carried N5488K

- [Cancelled 2018-01-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5488K-2018-01-24): Cessna 172P, S/N 17274154, built 1980. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Travis Aerial Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRAVIS%20AERIAL%20INC), [Kentwood, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Kentwood)

## NTSB investigations on N5488K (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 FTW91LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA115), Jul 3, 1991: Cessna 172P (N5488K), El Paso, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE POWER LOSS DUE TO CARBURETOR ICING AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT. FACTORS WERE THE ICING CONDITIONS, LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING, AND THE GUSTY TAIL WIND.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5488K (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 19910702025629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910702025629A), Jul 2, 1991: Cessna 172P (N5488K), El Paso, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit after descending beyond a mountain range. Nosed over landing. Conditions good for carburetor icing.

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