# N5115K: 1980 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2014-10-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 14, 2014
- 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: 17273975
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 28, 1980
- Certificate issued: February 18, 1994
- Last registry action: February 17, 2009
- Mode S code: A66837
- Owner when cancelled: [Auburn Flight Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AUBURN%20FLIGHT%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Auburn, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Auburn)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.3083° N, 122.2154° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98002, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5115K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5115K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5115K-2014-10-14

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 SEA97LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA080), Mar 30, 1997: Cessna 172 (N5115K), Auburn, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilots' inadequate evaluation of the strong winds, when they attempted to turn to taxi with a very strong tailwind. Factors relating to the accident included the high and unfavorable winds.

## 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 19970330018789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970330018789A), Mar 30, 1997: Cessna 172N (N5115K), Auburn, WA, Substantial damage. Two CFI giving other biennial were blow over taxiing in severe surface wind. Thirty knot wind too much to taxi.

## Other aircraft with N5115K

- [Cancelled 2020-12-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5115K-2020-12-22): Thrush S2R-T34, S/N T34-509. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Thrush Aircraft LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THRUSH%20AIRCRAFT%20LLC), [Albany, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Albany)
- [Cancelled 1965-10-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5115K-1965-10-14): Ryan NAVION A, S/N NAV-4-2015. Owner: [Bacot Jack R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BACOT%20JACK%20R), [Hampton, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Hampton)

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