# N5174D: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2000-04-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 5, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17272439
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 15, 1998
- Last registry action: July 16, 1998
- Mode S code: A67E58
- Owner when cancelled: [Jetcopters Inc A California Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JETCOPTERS%20INC%20A%20CALIFORNIA%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Van Nuys, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Van%20Nuys)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1975° N, 118.4890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91406, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5174D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5174D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5174D-2000-04-05

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 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 99ZZZX1442](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX1442), Feb 19, 1999: WIRE. SHORTED. ON 2-19-99, THE ACCIDENT-AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING 'TRAFFIC WATCH' OPERATIONS UNDER FAR PART 91. WHILE IN VICINITY OF THE ELMONTE AIRPORT AT APPROX 16:52 LOCAL, T

## 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 LAX99FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99FA106), Feb 20, 1999: Cessna 172N (N5174D), El Monte, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: An in-flight fuel fire in the left forward doorpost due to an electrical arc from an adjacent map light switch puncturing a main fuel feed line. The manufacturer's inadequate design in routing the…

## 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 19990219001639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990219001639A), Feb 19, 1999: Cessna 172N (N5174D), El Monte, CA, Destroyed. Traffic watch acft experienced an in-flight electrical fire and made an emergency landing, the acft was engulfed in flames and destroyed after the crew…

## Other aircraft with N5174D

- [Cancelled 2025-07-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5174D-2025-07-03): Cessna 182T, S/N 18281154, built 2004. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Valiair Lc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VALIAIR%20LC%20TRUSTEE), [Casper, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Casper)
- [Cancelled 1958-07-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5174D-1958-07-17): Cessna 182A, S/N 51274. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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