# N5256U: 1980 Cessna 172RG, registration cancelled 2007-11-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 27, 2007
- Exported to: Panama
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (registry code 2072438)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172RG0305
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 20, 1980
- Certificate issued: October 16, 1985
- Last registry action: January 17, 2006
- Mode S code: A69EBE
- Owner when cancelled: [Hillsboro Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HILLSBORO%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Hillsboro, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Hillsboro)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.5692° N, 122.9472° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97124, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5256U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5256U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5256U-2007-11-27

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20000815026979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000815026979I), Aug 15, 2000: Cessna 172RG (N5256U), Portland, OR, Minor damage. (-23)[privacy data omitted] stated that he inadvertently reached for the landing gear knob and retracted the gear during a touch-and-go landing, causing the…
- [Incident 19910731038199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910731038199I), Jul 31, 1991: Cessna 172RG (N5256U), Portland, OR. Unable to lock left gear down. Passenger used tow bar to pull it down. Landed safely. Gear actuator casting cracked
- [Incident 19900807060409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900807060409I), Aug 7, 1990: Cessna 172RG (N5256U), Portland, OR, Minor damage. Pilot inadvertently retracted landing gear instead of flaps on a touch and go landing.

## Other aircraft with N5256U

- [Cancelled 1964-09-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5256U-1964-09-23): Cessna 206, S/N 206-0256, built 1964. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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