# N5198A: Cessna 172, registration cancelled 1996-02-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 6, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28198
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 12, 1989
- Last registry action: May 18, 1994
- Mode S code: A6864F
- Owner when cancelled: [Anderson Stephen](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ANDERSON%20STEPHEN)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.1903° N, 149.9391° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99517, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5198A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5198A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5198A-1996-02-06

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 Cessna 172: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172.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 ANC94FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94FA109), Aug 16, 1994: Cessna 172 (N5198A), Big Lake, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE FOG, AND THE PILOT BECOMING LOST/DISORIENTED.

## 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 19940816021579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940816021579A), Aug 16, 1994: Cessna 172 (N5198A), Big Lake, AK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. VFR not advised. Went anywat. Lost on top. Ran out of fuel trying for strip through hole in clouds. Stalled short.
- [Incident 19780130005329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780130005329I), Jan 30, 1978: Cessna 172 (N5198A), Kenai, AK. Pilot smelled smoke during climbout, returned.

## Other aircraft with N5198A

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5198A): Aerostar International RX 8, S/N RX8-3320

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