# N5373R: 1965 Cessna 172F, registration cancelled 2013-01-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414)
- Engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17252906
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 24, 1965
- Last registry action: April 14, 2011
- Mode S code: A6CD3F
- Location: [Milaca, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Milaca)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.8037° N, 93.6291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 56353, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5373R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5373R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5373R-2013-01-30

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 CHI96FA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA348), Sep 22, 1996: Cessna 172F (N5373R), Saint Clair, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: a loss of power due to the engine's #2 cylinder exhaust valve stuck open, and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed.

## 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 19960922029069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960922029069A), Sep 22, 1996: Cessna 172F (N5373R), Saint Clair, MN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Engine backfired circling low over crop. Stalled. Impacted near vertical. Cause power loss to be investigated. (-23) during low level VFR flight to inspect his…

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