# N5172F: Cessna 172F, registration cancelled 1977-10-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 19, 1977
- 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: 17253076
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 15, 1973
- Mode S code: A67E14
- Owner when cancelled: [Civil Air Patrol Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIVIL%20AIR%20PATROL%20INC)
- Location: [Maxwell Afb, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Maxwell%20Afb)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5172F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5172F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5172F-1977-10-19

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 172F: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f.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 MKC77FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FA027), Jun 18, 1977: Cessna 172 (N5172F), Cedar Rapids, IA, substantial damage, 2 fatal

## 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 19770618025129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770618025129A), Jun 18, 1977: Cessna 172F (N5172F), Cedar Rapids, IA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Buzzing friends house and engaged in dropping sacks of flour and toilet paper. Not cap operation

## Other aircraft with N5172F

- [Cancelled 2018-01-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5172F-2018-01-09): Bell EH-1X, S/N 69-15254. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Lojko Jan DBA Great Lakes Helicopter](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOJKO%20JAN%20DBA%20GREAT%20LAKES%20HELICOPTER), [Dryden, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Dryden)

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