# N5365D: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1996-03-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 28, 1996
- 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: 17272548
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 25, 1992
- Last registry action: December 20, 1995
- Mode S code: A6C9C2
- Owner when cancelled: [Maxson Edwin R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAXSON%20EDWIN%20R)
- Location: [Sedona, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Sedona)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.8787° N, 111.8582° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 86336, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5365D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5365D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5365D-1996-03-28

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 LAX94FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA007), Oct 8, 1993: Cessna 172N (N5365D), Sedona, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's decision to continue VFR at an improper altitude into mountainous terrain at night and the inadvertent encounter with clouds along the route. Self-induced pressure due to a low fuel state…

## 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 19931007038379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931007038379A), Oct 7, 1993: Cessna 172N (N5365D), Sedona, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Encountered clouds en route at night. Apparently turned to avoid same and flew into a sheer rock wall.

## Other aircraft with N5365D

- [Cancelled 1970-06-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5365D-1970-06-25): Cessna 180A, S/N 50263. Owner: [Longhorn Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LONGHORN%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC), [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)

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