# N5301D: 1979 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2025-04-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 19, 2025
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- 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: 17272503
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 21, 1979
- Last registry action: January 16, 2024
- Mode S code: A6B2EC
- Location: [Guyton, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Guyton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3087° N, 81.4031° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 31312, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5301D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5301D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5301D-2025-04-19

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 CHI83LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA035), Nov 7, 1982: Cessna 172 (N5301D), Port Hope, MI, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Incident 20230722005749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230722005749I), Jul 22, 2023: Cessna 172N (N5301D), Watkins, CO, Minor damage. Aircraft was cleared for touch and go on runway 8 as the aircraft began to flare it landed a bit flat and this caused the aircraft to balloon up a few feet. As…
- [Accident 19821107058589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821107058589A), Nov 7, 1982: Cessna 172N (N5301D), Port Hope, MI, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during attempt to abort takeoff, wing hit tree.

## Other aircraft with N5301D

- [Cancelled 1960-11-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5301D-1960-11-17): Cessna 180, S/N 50199. Exported to Zimbabwe. Owner: [Gardner Earl](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GARDNER%20EARL), Mandeville P.O.

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