# N5112K: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1991-06-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 21, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17273973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 2, 1990
- Last registry action: April 5, 1990
- Mode S code: A667CE
- Owner when cancelled: [Golden Eagle Aircraft Charter Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOLDEN%20EAGLE%20AIRCRAFT%20CHARTER%20INC)
- Location: [College Station, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/College%20Station)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.6280° N, 96.3344° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of College Station, TX, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5112K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5112K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5112K-1991-06-21

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 FTW91FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA042), Feb 18, 1991: Cessna 172N (N5112K), Thornton, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO FLY INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER AND THE WET MICROBURST. A FACTOR WAS HIS DISREGARD FOR THE FORECAST.

## 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 19910218002529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910218002529A), Feb 18, 1991: Cessna 172N (N5112K), Thornton, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Operated IFR into area of known severe thunderstorms. Lost control crashed and burned.

## Other aircraft with N5112K

- [Cancelled 1965-05-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5112K-1965-05-24): Ryan NAVION A, S/N NAV-4-2012. Owner: [Modern Aero Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MODERN%20AERO%20SALES%20INC), [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)

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