# N5154E: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1997-06-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 12, 1997
- 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: 17271740
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 8, 1994
- Last registry action: September 9, 1994
- Mode S code: A676EB
- Owner when cancelled: [Duffys Aircraft Sales & Leasing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUFFYS%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20%26%20LEASING%20INC)
- Location: [Neillsville, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Neillsville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.5444° N, 90.6328° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 54456, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5154E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5154E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5154E-1997-06-12

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 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 NYC97LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA001), Oct 4, 1996: Cessna 172 (N5154E), Coudersport, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision, and his failure to ensure that adequate airspeed would be maintained, while maneuvering at low altitude to photograph a residence. The rising terrain…

## 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 19961004031019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961004031019A), Oct 4, 1996: Cessna 172N (N5154E), Coudersport, PA, Destroyed. Crashed into a wooded area.

## Other aircraft with N5154E

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5154E): Flightstar SPYDER, S/N FS1002, built 1996
- [Cancelled 1959-03-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5154E-1959-03-17): Cessna 180B, S/N 50454. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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