# N5315D: 1979 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2005-06-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 7, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 17272512
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 29, 1979
- Certificate issued: January 31, 1987
- Last registry action: February 15, 2005
- Mode S code: A6B72F
- Owner when cancelled: [Twin Ports Flying Service Inc.](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TWIN%20PORTS%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC.)
- Location: [Superior, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Superior)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 46.5909° N, 92.1283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 54880, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5315D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5315D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5315D-2005-06-07

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 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.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 CHI03FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03FA086), Mar 16, 2003: Cessna 172N (N5315D), Foley, MN, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions which led to spatial disorientation and subsequent impact with the ground. Contributing factors was the pilot's lack of…
- [NTSB CHI89LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA055), Mar 5, 1989: Cessna 172N (N5315D), Superior, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE ICY AND SNOW COVERED RUNWAY…

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20030316003239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030316003239A), Mar 16, 2003: Cessna 172N (N5315D), Foley, MN, Destroyed, 3 fatal. (-23) N5315D departed superior, Wisconsin (ksuw) for saint cloud, Minnesota (kstc) at 1457 local time on a VFR pleasure flight. The pilot received a fss…
- [Incident 19990329003399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990329003399I), Mar 29, 1999: Cessna 172N (N5315D), Superior, WI, Minor damage. Acft struck a deer with the nose gear on landing and sustained substantial damage. (-23) on 3/29/99 at approximately 1700 hours CST while commencing the…
- [Accident 19890305003269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890305003269A), Mar 5, 1989: Cessna 172N (N5315D), Superior, ID, Substantial damage. Applied brakes on landing with snow and ice patches on runway. Slid off into a snowbank.

## Other aircraft with N5315D

- [Cancelled 1958-07-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5315D-1958-07-17): Cessna 180A, S/N 50213. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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