# N5045A: Cessna 172, registration cancelled 1967-05-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 23, 1967
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28045
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 2, 1966
- Mode S code: A64BD4
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith John Hawley](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20JOHN%20HAWLEY)
- Location: [Laurel, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Laurel)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5045A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5045A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5045A-1967-05-23

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 172: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172.md

## NTSB investigations (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 SEA67F0271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67F0271), Mar 23, 1967: Cessna 172 (N5045A), Bridger, MT, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N5045A

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5045A): Bellanca 7ECA, S/N 1318-79, built 1979

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