# N5234U: Cessna 172RG, registration cancelled 1990-08-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 16, 1990
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (registry code 2072438)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172RG0292
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A6970A
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5234U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5234U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5234U-1990-08-16

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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

## 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 LAX88FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA001), Oct 4, 1987: Cessna 172RG (N5234U), Calistoga, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19871004058429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871004058429A), Oct 4, 1987: Cessna 172RG (N5234U), Calistoga, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Landed downwind unable to stop on runway rotated near end. Climbed out nose high. Stalled in a turn and crashed.

## Other aircraft with N5234U

- [Cancelled 2013-09-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5234U-2013-09-16): Schlitter Randy RANS S 10 SAKOTA, S/N 0190082. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Schlitter Randy J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHLITTER%20RANDY%20J), [Hays, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Hays)
- [Cancelled 1975-01-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5234U-1975-01-07): Cessna 206, S/N 2060234. Exported to Panama. Owner: [Tri Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRI%20AIR%20INC), [Artesia, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Artesia)

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