# N5159F: Cessna 172F, registration cancelled 1982-03-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 31, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17253024
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 7, 1976
- Mode S code: A6779B
- Owner when cancelled: [United States Air Force](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20STATES%20AIR%20FORCE)
- Location: [Grissom Afb, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Grissom%20Afb)
- Owner type: Government
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5159F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5159F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5159F-1982-03-31

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 172F: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f.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 CHI77FET20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FET20), Mar 9, 1977: Cessna 172 (N5159F), Plymouth, IN, destroyed
- [NTSB FTW74DPG51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPG51), Mar 30, 1974: Cessna 172F (N5159F), Blytheville, AR, substantial damage

## 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 19770625017749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770625017749A), Jun 25, 1977: Cessna 172F (N5159F), Plymouth, IN, Substantial damage. ELT improperly installed. Collided with power lines and guide wires. Flaps full down on go-around.
- [Accident 19740330007039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740330007039A), Mar 30, 1974: Cessna 172F (N5159F), Blytheville, AR, Substantial damage. Wind gusts to 24 KTS.prev grnd looped on ldg due wind,no dmg.

## Other aircraft with N5159F

- [Cancelled 2008-09-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5159F-2008-09-25): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S9028. Exported to Canada. Owner: [N M C LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/N%20M%20C%20LLC), [Hopewell Junction, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Hopewell%20Junction)

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