# N5258E: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2013-01-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 31, 2013
- Exported to: Kenya
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17271801
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 12, 2012
- Certificate issued: May 8, 2006
- Last registry action: June 19, 2011
- Mode S code: A69EF6
- Owner when cancelled: [Cacioppo Charles M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CACIOPPO%20CHARLES%20M)
- Location: [Herndon, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Herndon)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9269° N, 77.3968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20171, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5258E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5258E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5258E-2013-01-31

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.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 NYC84LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA309), Sep 11, 1984: Cessna 172N (N5258E), Gaithersburg, MD, destroyed

## 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 19840911047969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840911047969A), Sep 11, 1984: Cessna 172N (N5258E), Gaithersburg, MD, Destroyed. Touched down with left quartering tailwind. Veered left off of runway, ran into a ditch.

## Other aircraft with N5258E

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5258E): Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB22Z, S/N 1907, built 2021
- [Cancelled 1959-07-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5258E-1959-07-15): Cessna 180B, S/N 50558. Exported to Philippines. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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