# N5312R: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1994-05-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 2, 1994
- 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: 17263514
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 24, 1990
- Last registry action: May 19, 1993
- Mode S code: A6B6D2
- Owners when cancelled: [Cook Charles L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COOK%20CHARLES%20L), [Cook Jeanette A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COOK%20JEANETTE%20A)
- Location: [Tempe, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tempe)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3383° N, 111.9339° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85284, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5312R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5312R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5312R-1994-05-02

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 LAX94FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA056), Nov 22, 1993: Cessna 172M (N5312R), Julian, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL. FACTORS IN THIS ACCIDENT WERE: 1) THE DARK NIGHT AND LACK OF AMBIENT LIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY FLYING FROM VISUAL…

## 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 19931121044189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931121044189A), Nov 21, 1993: Cessna 172M (N5312R), Julian, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Climbed inadvertently into clouds on night flight. Not night current or IFR rated. Lost control. Spiral dive.
- [Incident 19900910054629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900910054629I), Sep 10, 1990: Cessna 172M (N5312R), Chandler, AZ. Right inboard flap roller bound up in flap track. Roller shimmed incorrectly and in wrong position.

## Other aircraft with N5312R

- [Cancelled 2020-03-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5312R-2020-03-09): Cameron Balloons US C-100, S/N 6136, built 1997. Third renewal notice. Owner: [Roegiers Greg](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROEGIERS%20GREG), [Eagle, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Eagle)
- [Cancelled 1965-05-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5312R-1965-05-04): Cessna 172F, S/N 17252835. Exported to Ecuador. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO)

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