# N5173G: 1950 Cessna 305A, registration cancelled 2015-05-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 5, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 305A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305a) (registry code 2074002)
- Engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 5A5](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/5A5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 21547
- Year built: 1950
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 24, 1972
- Certificate issued: January 5, 1987
- Last registry action: January 5, 1995
- Mode S code: A67E38
- Owner when cancelled: [Schaper Richard H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHAPER%20RICHARD%20H)
- Location: [Blue Earth, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Blue%20Earth)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.6202° N, 94.1038° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 56013, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5173G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5173G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5173G-2015-05-05

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 305A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305a.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 SEA88LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA046), Feb 14, 1988: Cessna 305A (L-19) (N5173G), Jean, NV, destroyed, 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 19880214002369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880214002369A), Feb 14, 1988: Cessna 305A (N5173G), Jean, NV, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Stalled and spun in during a steep climbout. Flaps placarded 30 degrees. Were set 60 degrees. No aircraft papers.

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