# N5271H: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1993-09-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 22, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17265391
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 13, 1975
- Last registry action: August 18, 1993
- Mode S code: A6A572
- Owner when cancelled: [Artic Flying Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARTIC%20FLYING%20CLUB%20INC)
- Location: [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 65.1550° N, 146.2526° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99707, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5271H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5271H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5271H-1993-09-22

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 172M: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m.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 ANC90FA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA167), Sep 8, 1990: Cessna 172M (N5271H), Mckinley Park, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF BOTH PILOTS TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT TO SEE-AND-AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT.

## 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.

- [Accident 19900908038422A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900908038422A), Sep 8, 1990: Cessna 172M (N5271H), Mckinley Park, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Collided head on with a tcraft N49032. Both fell to ground with wing folded. Both were looking for ground parties.
- [Incident 19891230062709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891230062709I), Dec 30, 1989: Cessna 172M (N5271H), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Left gear hit snowbank on side of runway.
- [Incident 19780129004559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780129004559I), Jan 29, 1978: Cessna 172M (N5271H), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. During takeoff roll on snow covered runway, pilot lost directional control. Aborted and into snowbank.

## Other aircraft with N5271H

- [Cancelled 2021-11-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5271H-2021-11-06): Aerostar International S-60A, S/N S60A-3264. Expired dealer. Owner: [Aerostar Industries LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AEROSTAR%20INDUSTRIES%20LLC), [Gold Hill, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Gold%20Hill)
- [Cancelled 1955-10-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5271H-1955-10-04): Piper PA-16, S/N 1675. Owner: [Air Facts Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20FACTS%20INC)

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