# N5338D: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1997-03-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 6, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17272527
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 13, 1987
- Last registry action: August 17, 1994
- Mode S code: A6BF06
- Owner when cancelled: [Tar Heel Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TAR%20HEEL%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Jacksonville, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Jacksonville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.7443° N, 77.4986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28540, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5338D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5338D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5338D-1997-03-06

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 (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 ATL95FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA009), Oct 31, 1994: Cessna 172N (N5338D), Gerton, NC, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE WEATHER EVALUATION AND HIS INTENTIONAL VISUAL FLIGHT INTO IMC.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19941031039079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941031039079A), Oct 31, 1994: Cessna 172N (N5338D), Asheville, NC, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Advised VFR nr. Departed anyway. Flew into side of mountain 10 miles short of av. Over gross. No night checkout.

## Other aircraft with N5338D

- [Cancelled 2021-12-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5338D-2021-12-04): DJI Innovations S1000, S/N PH696150044. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Harry Daniel L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARRY%20DANIEL%20L), [Seabrook, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Seabrook)
- [Cancelled 2003-04-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5338D-2003-04-03): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S9322. Exported to France. Owner: [Globe Aero Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOBE%20AERO%20LTD), [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)

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