# N5120K: 1980 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1983-11-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 17, 1983
- 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: 17273976
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 16, 1980
- Mode S code: A66B3F
- Owner when cancelled: [A M W Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/A%20M%20W%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Ridgefield Park, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Ridgefield%20Park)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5120K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5120K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5120K-1983-11-17

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 NYC81FHM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHM12), Jul 17, 1981: Cessna 172N (N5120K), Ridgefield Prk, NJ, substantial damage

## 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 19810717042239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810717042239A), Jul 17, 1981: Cessna 172N (N5120K), Ridgewood Park, NJ, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on step on water takeoff. Aborted, ran up on the dock and struck a parked aircraft.

## Other aircraft with N5120K

- [Cancelled 2010-06-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5120K-2010-06-21): Raytheon 58, S/N TH-2035, built 2002. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20BANK%20NORTHWEST%20NA%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- [Cancelled 1950-11-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5120K-1950-11-30): Ryan NAVION A, S/N NAV-4-2020. Exported to Ecuador. Owner: [Ryan Aeronautical Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RYAN%20AERONAUTICAL%20CO), [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)

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