# N5276U: 1980 Cessna 172RG, registration cancelled 2018-01-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 4, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 172RG0319
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 20, 1980
- Certificate issued: July 8, 2005
- Last registry action: February 16, 2012
- Mode S code: A6A62C
- Owner when cancelled: [N5276u Enterprise LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/N5276U%20ENTERPRISE%20LLC)
- Location: [Clearwater, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Clearwater)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.9457° N, 82.7940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33756, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5276U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5276U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5276U-2018-01-04

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 (2)

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 ERA14LA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA374), Aug 1, 2014: Cessna 172 (N5276U), Apalachicola, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examination and testing.
- [NTSB FTW83LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA077), Jan 6, 1983: Cessna 172RG (N5276U), San Angelo, TX, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (6)

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 20140801015029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140801015029A), Aug 1, 2014: Cessna 172RG (N5276U), Apalachicola, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed runway 24 at Apalachicola, FL (aaf) and experienced no problems. Pilot decided to perform a normal landing due to the aircraft having a…
- [Incident 20130510006429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130510006429I), May 10, 2013: Cessna 172RG (N5276U), Clearwater, FL, Minor damage. Pilot under CFI instruction failed to lower the landing gear prior to landing. Pilot stated that after one successful landing CFI instructed him to leave the…
- [Incident 20120505029119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120505029119I), May 5, 2012: Cessna 172RG (N5276U), Crystal River, FL, Minor damage. Pilot was practicing precision landings with 180 degree turns. Pilot failed to lower the landing gear prior to touch down.
- [Incident 20040803025569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040803025569I), Aug 3, 2004: Cessna 172RG (N5276U), St Petersburg-C, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On August 3, 2004, at approximately 11:00 hours, N5276U, a Cessna 172RG, serial number 172RG0319, registered to 5276U enterprises LLC, landed with the…
- [Incident 19890508045029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890508045029I), May 8, 1989: Cessna 172RG (N5276U), Knoxville, IA, Minor damage. Engine failure, precautionary landing. Exhaust valve servicing NR3 cylinder broke.
- [Accident 19830106000489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830106000489A), Jan 6, 1983: Cessna 172RG (N5276U), San Angelo, TX, Destroyed. Engine failed. Elected to land gear down in a plowed field. Flipped over. Failed valve went through a rocker cover.

## Other aircraft with N5276U

- [Cancelled 1968-06-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5276U-1968-06-13): Cessna U206, S/N U2060276. Owner: [Thunderbird Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THUNDERBIRD%20AVIATION), [Van Nuys, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Van%20Nuys)

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