# N5085G: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1996-01-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 20, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17273534
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 20, 1986
- Last registry action: November 15, 1995
- Mode S code: A65AB6
- Owner when cancelled: [Jjw Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JJW%20INC)
- Location: [Dublin, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Dublin)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.1187° N, 83.1331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 43017, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5085G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5085G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5085G-1996-01-20

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 NYC95LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA122), May 27, 1995: Cessna 172N (N5085G), Weston, WV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall, and a subsequent uncontrolled descent and collision with the ground.
- [NTSB NYC92LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA077), Apr 14, 1992: Cessna 172N (N5085G), Sidney, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRPLANE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN A DEPARTURE FROM THE RUNWAY AND ENCOUNTER WITH ROUGH TERRAIN.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19950527018069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950527018069A), May 27, 1995: Cessna 172N (N5085G), Weston, WV, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Began go around after touchdown. Stalled during nose high climbout. Possible over gross. Downwind turn. Too slow.
- [Accident 19920414009999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920414009999A), Apr 14, 1992: Cessna 172N (N5085G), Sidney, OH, Substantial damage. Veered off runway on landing roll. Collapsed nose gear and flipped over.

## Other aircraft with N5085G

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5085G): Aerostar International RXS-8, S/N RXS8-3094

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