# N5117U: Cessna 172RG, registration cancelled 1990-12-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 12, 1990
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (registry code 2072438)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172RG0245
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 24, 1989
- Last registry action: July 25, 1989
- Mode S code: A66886
- Owners when cancelled: [Hill Enterprises](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HILL%20ENTERPRISES), [Hill Ronald R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HILL%20RONALD%20R), [Hill Daniel R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HILL%20DANIEL%20R)
- Location: [Mt Sterling, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Mt%20Sterling)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 38.0655° N, 83.9488° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 40353, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5117U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5117U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5117U-1990-12-12

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 172RG: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg.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 BFO90FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90FA054), Jun 4, 1990: Cessna 172RG (N5117U), Onego, WV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE (ALTITUDE) FROM MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. THE TERRAIN AND ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS…

## 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 19900604018489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900604018489A), Jun 4, 1990: Cessna 172RG (N5117U), Onego, WV, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Flew into upslope of a cloud obscured mountain. Continued flight in mountain area VFR in IMC.

## Other aircraft with N5117U

- [Cancelled 1964-06-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5117U-1964-06-15): Cessna 206, S/N 206-0117. Exported to Norway. 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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