# N51313: Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 1991-05-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 2, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17274296
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 10, 1985
- Last registry action: March 22, 1991
- Mode S code: A66F2B
- Owner when cancelled: [Buchanan Flying Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUCHANAN%20FLYING%20CLUB%20INC)
- Location: [Concord, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Concord)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.9722° N, 122.0016° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Concord, CA, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51313
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51313
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51313-1991-05-02

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 172P: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p.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 LAX89LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA126), Mar 16, 1989: Cessna 172 (N51313), Rio Vista, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF AN EMERGENCY (SIMULATED) MANEUVER BY THE PILOT.

## 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 19890315003869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890315003869A), Mar 15, 1989: Cessna 172P (N51313), Rio Vista, CA, Substantial damage. Struck powerline while demonstrating a simulated forced landing. Lost control and crashed.

## Other aircraft with N51313

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51313): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S9000, built 2001
- [Cancelled 1999-05-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51313-1999-05-25): Mooney M20M, S/N 27-0219. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Air Fast LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20FAST%20LLC), [Sedona, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Sedona)
- [Cancelled 1956-02-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51313-1956-02-03): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T42-3966. Owner: [A E Sjobeck](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/A%20E%20SJOBECK), [Amery, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Amery)

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