# N5972R: 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 25, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5972R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5972R

## Aircraft that carried N5972R

- [Cancelled 2013-04-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5972R-2013-04-25): Cessna 172G, S/N 17253641, built 1965. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Canada Loren B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CANADA%20LOREN%20B), [Brandon, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Brandon)

## NTSB investigations on N5972R (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 ATL93FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93FA059), Mar 7, 1993: Cessna 172G (N5972R), Jackson, GA, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilots inadequate preflight planning and his failure to properly compensate for the wind. A factor was the unfavorable wind condition at the time of take off.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5972R (2)

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 19930307004459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930307004459A), Mar 7, 1993: Cessna 172G (N5972R), Jackson, GA, Substantial damage, 3 fatal. Took off downwind full flaps quartering tail wind. Turbulence. Rolled and nosed into terrain. Flaps had been dumped
- [Incident 19881123062669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881123062669I), Nov 23, 1988: Cessna 172G (N5972R), Meridian, MS, Minor damage. Lost oil pressure then power failure. Landed in a pasture. Hole burned in NR2 cylinder. Suggests detonation.

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