# N5169F: Cessna 172, registration cancelled 1981-05-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 7, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17253064
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 26, 1973
- Mode S code: A67B52
- Owner when cancelled: [US Air Force](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/US%20AIR%20FORCE)
- Location: [Vandenberg Afb, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Vandenberg%20Afb)
- Owner type: Government
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5169F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5169F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5169F-1981-05-07

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 172: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172.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 LAX79FUQ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUQ25), Apr 1, 1979: Cessna 172 (N5169F), Simi Valley, CA, substantial damage

## 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 19790401008049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790401008049A), Apr 1, 1979: Cessna 172 (N5169F), Simi Valley, CA, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost on cross country. Attempted to land at a strange airport. Hit a wire on go around.

## Other aircraft with N5169F

- [Cancelled 2009-08-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5169F-2009-08-11): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S9152, built 2002. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Wbt Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WBT%20AIR%20INC), [Ocala, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ocala)

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.