# N5096E: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2013-05-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 9, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17271709
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: August 15, 1988
- Last registry action: September 3, 2003
- Mode S code: A65E8E
- Owner when cancelled: [Aircraft Equipment Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20EQUIPMENT%20INC)
- Location: [Vancouver, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Vancouver)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.6401° N, 122.6250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98661, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5096E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5096E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5096E-2013-05-09

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 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.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 SEA92LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA090), May 4, 1992: Cessna 172N (N5096E), Parkdale, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT FOR LANDING. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SOFT DIRT RUNWAY SURFACE.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19920504013239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920504013239A), May 4, 1992: Cessna 172N (N5096E), Parkdale, OR, Substantial damage. Nosed over landing on tilled sod portion of Private strip.

## Other aircraft with N5096E

- [Cancelled 1959-03-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5096E-1959-03-25): Cessna 180B, S/N 50396. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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