# N5172M: Beech C23, registration cancelled 1992-09-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 15, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: M2046
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 28, 1989
- Last registry action: August 19, 1992
- Mode S code: A67E1A
- Owner when cancelled: [General Aviation Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GENERAL%20AVIATION%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Eden Prairie, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Eden%20Prairie)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.8281° N, 93.4623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55347, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5172M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5172M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5172M-1992-09-15

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Beech C23: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23.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 CHI91LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA167), May 28, 1991: Beech C-23 (N5172M), Cottage Grove, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S IMPROPER PRE FLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRPLANE AND IMPROPER FUEL…

## 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 19910528017279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910528017279A), May 28, 1991: Beech C23 (N5172M), Cottage Grove, MN, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel en route at night. Impacted soft field nose first on forced night landing, flipped over.
- [Incident 19910306009959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910306009959I), Mar 6, 1991: Beech C23 (N5172M), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing.

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