# N5254F: 1965 Cessna 172F, registration cancelled 2017-02-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 22, 2017
- 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: 17253358
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 3, 1965
- Certificate issued: March 30, 2007
- Last registry action: March 16, 2010
- Mode S code: A69E6B
- Owner when cancelled: [Ricards Peter G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RICARDS%20PETER%20G)
- Location: [Lowell, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Lowell)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.9502° N, 85.3520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49331, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5254F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5254F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5254F-2017-02-22

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 CHI79DEV12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEV12), Feb 17, 1979: Cessna 172 (N5254F), Rantoul, IL, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Incident 19891030043769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891030043769I), Oct 30, 1989: Cessna 172F (N5254F), Colorado Spring, CO, Minor damage. Student allowed nose to veer right and right wing dropped . Instructor took over. Aircraft departed runway.
- [Accident 19790217003129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790217003129A), Feb 17, 1979: Cessna 172 (N5254F), Rantoul, IL, Substantial damage. Pilot made hard landing. Bounced then swerved into snowbank on side off runway.

## Other aircraft with N5254F

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5254F): Ea Vision J-150, S/N JMZKJ150UAV602595283

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