# N5338R: 1965 Cessna 172F, registration cancelled 2005-03-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 22, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17252865
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 28, 1965
- Certificate issued: February 12, 2002
- Last registry action: February 15, 2005
- Mode S code: A6BF12
- Owner when cancelled: [Aero Trade Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20TRADE%20INC)
- Location: [Great Falls, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Great%20Falls)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0119° N, 77.3020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 22066, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5338R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5338R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5338R-2005-03-22

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 172F: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f.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 ATL03LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA028), Dec 31, 2002: Cessna 172F (N5338R), Stuart, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inflight encounter with wind shear on final approach, which resulted in an inflight loss of control and subequent uncontrolled descent into trees.

## 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 20021231038629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021231038629A), Dec 31, 2002: Cessna 172F (N5338R), Naked Lady Ranc, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Flight departed daytona beach, Florida for Naked Lady ranch (a Private Airport, located 5 miles sw of stuart, Florida). Prior to departure from daytona…

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