# N5720X: 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: August 15, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5720X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5720X

## Aircraft that carried N5720X

- [Cancelled 2013-08-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5720X-2013-08-15): Cessna 320, S/N 320-0020, built 1961. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Whitley Thomas M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHITLEY%20THOMAS%20M), [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)

## NTSB investigations on N5720X (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 FTW95LA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA372), Aug 23, 1995: Cessna 320 (N5720X), Gunnison, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION INDUCED POWER LOSS DUE TO THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL. A FACTOR WAS HIS DISORIENTATION.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5720X (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 19950823026809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950823026809A), Aug 23, 1995: Cessna 320 (N5720X), Gunnison, CO, Substantial damage. Turned up wrong valley. Both engines quit. Landed on highway. Swerved off to avoid car. Fuel tanks were empty.

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