# N5185R: 1974 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2020-07-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 22, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Second renewal notice
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17263402
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: June 13, 1974
- Certificate issued: July 10, 2017
- Last registry action: July 10, 2017
- Mode S code: A6823E
- Owner when cancelled: [Cape Fear Aviation Maintenance LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAPE%20FEAR%20AVIATION%20MAINTENANCE%20LLC)
- Location: [Fayetteville, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Fayetteville)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 34.9585° N, 78.8968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28306, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5185R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5185R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5185R-2020-07-22

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 172M: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ERA20LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA105), Feb 17, 2020: Cessna 172 (N5185R), Fayetteville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The passenger’s excessive control application during the takeoff and the flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB CHI79DEG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEG11), Apr 22, 1979: Cessna 172M (N5185R), Versailles, OH, substantial damage

## 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 20200217014479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200217014479A), Feb 17, 2020: Cessna 172M (N5185R), Fayetteville, NC, Destroyed. Taken from witness statements: During takeoff, N5185R pitched up to nearly vertical, climbed up to between 60 to 80 feet above ground level, the nose dropped…
- [Accident 19790422008679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790422008679A), Apr 22, 1979: Cessna 172 (N5185R), Versailles, OH, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost control on takeoff roll. Ran off edge of runway and overturned.

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