# N5131H: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1981-04-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 2, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172-65346
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 10, 1975
- Mode S code: A66F17
- Owner when cancelled: [Atkins Edgar L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ATKINS%20EDGAR%20L)
- Location: [Gallipolis, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Gallipolis)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5131H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5131H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5131H-1981-04-02

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 CHI79FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA012), Oct 27, 1978: Cessna 172M (N5131H), Gallipolis, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19781027043992A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781027043992A), Oct 27, 1978: Cessna 172D (N5131H), OH, Destroyed. Overtaken by other aircraft. Both on final.

## Other aircraft with N5131H

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5131H): Titan TORNADO I, S/N T95XXXCOHK0177
- [Cancelled 1949-06-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5131H-1949-06-14): Piper PA-14, S/N 14-140. Owner: [Montgomery County Flying Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MONTGOMERY%20COUNTY%20FLYING%20CLUB), [Hillsboro, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Hillsboro)

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