# N5257V: Cessna 172RG, registration cancelled 1992-02-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 26, 1992
- 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: 172RG0487
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 31, 1989
- Last registry action: January 27, 1992
- Mode S code: A69EE2
- Owner when cancelled: [Bacon Robert W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BACON%20ROBERT%20W)
- Location: [San Pedro, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Pedro)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7373° N, 118.3134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90732, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5257V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5257V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5257V-1992-02-26

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 LAX91LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA032), Nov 17, 1990: Cessna 172RG (N5257V), San Clemente, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOTS SELECTION OF IMPROPER CRUISE ALTITUDE WHILE OPERATING UNDER A LOW OVERCAST ON A DARK NIGHT. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS FATIGUE AND LACK OF SLEEP.

## 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 19901117050959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901117050959A), Nov 17, 1990: Cessna 172RG (N5257V), San Clemente Is, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew into rising terrain on island in low overcast and dark night. Pilot fatigue factor. Fish spotting for 10 hours

## Other aircraft with N5257V

- [Cancelled 1958-06-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5257V-1958-06-23): Curtiss Wright C-46A, S/N 42-96785. Exported to Cuba. Owner: [Madden & Playford Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MADDEN%20%26%20PLAYFORD%20AIRCRAFT%20INC), [St Petersburg, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/St%20Petersburg)

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