# N5238F: 1965 Cessna 172F, registration cancelled 2013-04-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 8, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414)
- Engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17253311
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 27, 1965
- Certificate issued: September 8, 1993
- Last registry action: February 27, 2009
- Mode S code: A69789
- Owners when cancelled: [United States Air Force Owner](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20STATES%20AIR%20FORCE%20OWNER), [Andrews Aero Club Operator](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ANDREWS%20AERO%20CLUB%20OPERATOR)
- Location: [Andrews Afb, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Andrews%20Afb)
- Owner type: Government
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5238F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5238F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5238F-2013-04-08

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 172F: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f.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 BFO95FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95FA050), May 12, 1995: Cessna 172F (N5238F), Tappahanock, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot's misjudgment of distance/speed during the approach to land, and her failure to go around while there was still sufficient runway remaining. Factors related to the accident were:…

## 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 19950512011499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950512011499A), May 12, 1995: Cessna 172F (N5238F), Tappahannock, VA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Solo cross country. Became lost. Landed. CFI ok continue. Lost again. Over shot runway landing. Hit fence and post.

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