# N5166H: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1976-05-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 24, 1976
- 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: 17265356
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 14, 1975
- Mode S code: A67AEB
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Russell S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20RUSSELL%20S)
- Location: [Grand Marais, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Grand%20Marais)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5166H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5166H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5166H-1976-05-24

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 MKC760K002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC760K002), Aug 28, 1975: Cessna 172 (N5166H), Trout Lake, Canada, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N5166H

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5166H): Cessna T182T, S/N T18208125, built 2002
- [Cancelled 1950-10-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5166H-1950-10-18): Piper PA-14, S/N 14-176. Owner: [Hayward Skyways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAYWARD%20SKYWAYS%20INC), [Hayward, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Hayward)

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