# N5233D: 1979 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2012-09-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 12, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- 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: 17272462
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: July 13, 1979
- Last registry action: September 17, 2002
- Mode S code: A696D8
- Location: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4676° N, 97.5164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklahoma City, OK, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5233D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5233D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5233D-2012-09-12

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

## 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 LAX98LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA269), Aug 17, 1998: Cessna 172N (N5233D), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and in-flight monitoring of the aircraft's fuel consumption.

## 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 19980817021099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980817021099A), Aug 17, 1998: Cessna 172N (N5233D), Chandler, AZ, Substantial damage. Acft ran out of fuel and made an emergency landing in desert terrain 1 mile south of stellar airpark, acft came to rest inverted. (.4) the pilot told the tower…
- [Incident 19850117002829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850117002829I), Jan 17, 1985: Cessna 172N (N5233D), Fresno, CA. Landed long and ran off end of runway.

## Other aircraft with N5233D

- [Cancelled 1958-01-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5233D-1958-01-14): Cessna 180A, S/N 50131. 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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