# N5207U: Cessna 172RG, registration cancelled 2000-07-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 20, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (registry code 2072438)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172RG0283
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 25, 1998
- Last registry action: October 7, 1998
- Mode S code: A68C4E
- Owner when cancelled: [Embry Riddle Aeronautical University](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EMBRY%20RIDDLE%20AERONAUTICAL%20UNIVERSITY)
- Location: [Prescott, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Prescott)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.5981° N, 112.4202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 86301, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5207U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5207U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5207U-2000-07-20

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 172RG: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg.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 98ZZZX3047](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX3047), Jul 30, 1998: FITTING. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND NLG ACTUATOR FITTING CRACKED. THE FITTING IS A MACHINED PIECE OF ALUMINUM THAT THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR ATTACHES TO THE AIRFRAME. IT IS POSSIBLE 

## 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 LAX00FA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA207), May 27, 2000: Cessna 172RG (N5207U), Prescott, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's delayed remedial action, and his failure to correct an inappropriate descent during maneuvering flight, while engaged in commercial flight training maneuvers.
- [NTSB CHI81DEP38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEP38), Jul 19, 1981: Cessna 172RG (N5207U), Greenbay, WI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 20000527013149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000527013149A), May 27, 2000: Cessna 172RG (N5207U), Prescott, AZ, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) On may 27, 2000, about 1020 hours MST, a Cessna 172RG, N5207U, operated by embry riddle aeronautical university of Prescott, AZ., was destroyed during a…
- [Incident 19900607040729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900607040729I), Jun 7, 1990: Cessna 172RG (N5207U), Oshkosh, WI, Minor damage. Pilot failed to lower landing gear and landed gear up.
- [Incident 19890712065149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890712065149I), Jul 12, 1989: Cessna 172RG (N5207U), Lakeville, MN, Minor damage. Unable to get gear down light. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Doors were buckled. Suspect tow bar damage.
- [Accident 19810719041999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810719041999A), Jul 19, 1981: Cessna 172RG (N5207U), Green Bay, WI, Substantial damage. Pilot became involved in unusual situation and forgot to lower landing gear.

## Other aircraft with N5207U

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5207U): Bell UH-1H, S/N 73-21729
- [Cancelled 1974-07-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5207U-1974-07-31): Cessna 206, S/N 2060207. Owner: [San Lorenzo Flying Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAN%20LORENZO%20FLYING%20CLUB), [San Lorenzo, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Lorenzo)

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