# N5253B: 2002 Cessna 172R, registration cancelled 2013-02-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 28, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (registry code 2072401)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-360-L2A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (registry code 41597)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17281124
- Year built: 2002
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 18, 2002
- Certificate issued: October 24, 2011
- Last registry action: October 24, 2011
- Mode S code: A69E44
- Owner when cancelled: [Aviation Training LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVIATION%20TRAINING%20LLC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7376° N, 75.6671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19808, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5253B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5253B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5253B-2013-02-28

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 172R: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r.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 ERA12CA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA330), May 11, 2012: Cessna 172R (N5253B), Immokalee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a touch-and-go landing.

## 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 20120510006769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120510006769A), May 10, 2012: Cessna 172R (N5253B), Immokalee, FL, Substantial damage. On may 11, 2012 at approximately 0945 local time, FSDO-19 received notification of an accident at Immokalee airport that had occurred at approximately 0920…

## Other aircraft with N5253B

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5253B): Boyd Robert W EXCALIBUR, S/N 101018, built 2022
- [Cancelled 1976-09-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5253B-1976-09-13): Mooney M20, S/N 1116. Owner: [Finnerty William A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FINNERTY%20WILLIAM%20A), [Braham, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Braham)

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