# N5543R: 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 21, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5543R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5543R

## Aircraft that carried N5543R

- [Cancelled 2014-01-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5543R-2014-01-21): Cessna 172F, S/N 17253127, built 1965. Exported to South Korea. Owner: [Roper Robert](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROPER%20ROBERT), [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)

## NTSB investigations on N5543R (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 LAX96LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA316), Aug 26, 1996: Cessna 172F (N5543R), Ocotillo, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain proper runway alignment. The sun glare and proximity of rocks were related factors.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5543R (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 19960825044509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960825044509A), Aug 25, 1996: Cessna 172F (N5543R), Ocotillo Wells, CA, Substantial damage. Blinded by sun ran off runway landing. Struck rocks unmarked runway on dry lake marked only by piles of rocks.

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