# N5260J: 1980 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2013-04-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 2, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 17273748
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 1, 1980
- Certificate issued: September 6, 2005
- Last registry action: September 16, 2008
- Mode S code: A6A199
- Owner when cancelled: [Wolfe Douglas A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOLFE%20DOUGLAS%20A)
- Location: [Brandon, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Brandon)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.4517° N, 89.9508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 39047, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5260J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5260J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5260J-2013-04-02

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 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 DFW08CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA003), Oct 7, 2007: Cessna 172N (N5260J), Oxford, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots inadvertent stall during takeoff. A contributing factor was his failure to calculate the aircraft gross weight prior to the flight.

## 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 20071006824649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071006824649A), Oct 6, 2007: Cessna 172N (N5260J), Oxford, MS, Substantial damage. (-23) After departing on runway 9 at University-Oxford Airport (uox) in Mississippi, the aircraft banked to the left and impacted the tree line that was north…

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