# N5278N: Cessna 172S, registration cancelled 2003-04-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 1, 2003
- Exported to: Germany
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (registry code 2072439)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172S9292
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 24, 2003
- Last registry action: March 24, 2003
- Mode S code: A6A66C
- Owner when cancelled: [American Aviation Consultants Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AVIATION%20CONSULTANTS%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5278N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5278N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5278N-2003-04-01

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 172S: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s.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 CHI79FEI22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEI22), May 6, 1979: N American SNJ-4 (N5278N), Painesville, OH, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N5278N

- [Cancelled 2010-01-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5278N-2010-01-21): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S11012. Exported to Turkey. Owner: [Weaver Aero International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEAVER%20AERO%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC), [Moundridge, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Moundridge)
- [Cancelled 1967-03-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5278N-1967-03-10): Boeing E75, S/N 75-5479. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Williams J W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLIAMS%20J%20W), [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)

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