# N5142R: 1974 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2004-06-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 2, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- 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: 17263359
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: June 10, 1974
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A672F9
- Location: [Valdosta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Valdosta)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.7755° N, 83.3336° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 31601, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5142R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5142R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5142R-2004-06-02

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 (2)

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 NYC07LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA005), Aug 31, 1974: Cessna 172M (N5142R), Saltville, VA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued VFR flight into known night instrument meteorological conditions. Factors in the accident included mountainous terrain obscured by clouds, and dark night conditions.
- [NTSB MIA75AM018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75AM018), Aug 30, 1974: Cessna 172M (N5142R), Missing Aircraft, destroyed, 3 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19740904044629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740904044629A), Sep 4, 1974: Cessna 172D (N5142R), VA, Destroyed, 2 fatal
- [Accident 19740830037639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740830037639A), Aug 30, 1974: Cessna 172M (N5142R), Saltville, VA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. (-23) The airplane was destroyed when it collided with beartown mountain, near Saltville, Virginia. Night instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for…

## Other aircraft with N5142R

- [Cancelled 2018-03-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5142R-2018-03-14): Quicksilver MXII SPRINT, S/N 41245, built 2003. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Houston Justin E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOUSTON%20JUSTIN%20E), [Hazel, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Hazel)

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