# N5129R: 1974 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2017-09-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 18, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- 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: 17263346
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: June 4, 1974
- Certificate issued: March 21, 2008
- Last registry action: January 25, 2011
- Mode S code: A66C80
- Owners when cancelled: [Davis Gordon A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAVIS%20GORDON%20A), [Davis Georgia A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAVIS%20GEORGIA%20A)
- Location: [Tehachapi, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Tehachapi)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0995° N, 118.5182° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93561, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5129R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5129R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5129R-2017-09-18

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 172M: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m.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 WPR13FA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA138), Mar 3, 2013: Cessna 172M (N5129R), Saratoga, WY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to attempt flight into approaching adverse weather, which led to his low-level flight, encounter with mountain obscuration and moderate turbulence, and his subsequent loss of…

## 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 20130303002989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130303002989A), Mar 3, 2013: Cessna 172M (N5129R), Saratoga, WY, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On March 3, 2013 at approx 1600 mountain standard time N5129R, a Cessna 172, impacted trees and snow covered mountainous terrain 11 miles east northeast of…

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