# N5279R: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1993-01-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 11, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17263493
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 20, 1992
- Last registry action: October 21, 1992
- Mode S code: A6A692
- Owners when cancelled: [Johansen Clara J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHANSEN%20CLARA%20J), [Johansen Arnold R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHANSEN%20ARNOLD%20R)
- Location: [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 44.9350° N, 93.2530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55407, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5279R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5279R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5279R-1993-01-11

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 CHI92FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA201), Jul 7, 1992: Cessna 172M (N5279R), St Paul, MN, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PILOTS OF BOTH AIRPLANES, WHICH RESULTED IN THEIR FAILURE TO SEE-AND-AVOID CONFLICTING TRAFFIC, AND FAILURE OF THE RELIEVING CONTROLLERS TO USE THE RADAR DISPLAY TO…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19920707023951A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920707023951A), Jul 7, 1992: Cessna 172M (N5279R), St Paul, MN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Failed to report for landing sequence. Reported base 12 prior collision with N6376F on final NR1 for landing 14.
- [Incident 19910706032259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910706032259I), Jul 6, 1991: Cessna 172M (N5279R), Starbuck, MN, Minor damage. Engine failed on final approach. Unable to make runway. Landed short. Conditions of carburator ice existed.

## Other aircraft with N5279R

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5279R): Aerostar International S-57A, S/N S57A-3221, built 2000

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