# N5427J: 1980 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2017-07-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 12, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 17273790
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 11, 1980
- Certificate issued: September 15, 2004
- Last registry action: April 21, 2009
- Mode S code: A6E2B0
- Owner when cancelled: [King Sydney](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KING%20SYDNEY)
- Location: [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.5812° N, 98.5425° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78231, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5427J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5427J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5427J-2017-07-12

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 CEN12FA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA154), Feb 10, 2012: Cessna 172N (N5427J), Floresville, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The medical incapacitation of the pilot due to a sudden cardiac arrhythmia or acute myocardial infarction.

## 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 20120210003039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120210003039A), Feb 10, 2012: Cessna 172N (N5427J), Floresville, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft was returning to Stenson Airport, from south practice area. Aircraft crashed in open pasture

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