# N5437E: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2009-03-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 10, 2009
- Exported to: South Africa
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 17271865
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 1, 1978
- Certificate issued: August 5, 1980
- Last registry action: January 20, 2009
- Mode S code: A6E663
- Owners when cancelled: [Lawrence Richard A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAWRENCE%20RICHARD%20A), [Mead Barbara Jo](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEAD%20BARBARA%20JO)
- Location: [Hackensack, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Hackensack)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 40.8894° N, 74.0457° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 07601, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5437E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5437E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5437E-2009-03-10

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

## 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.

- [Incident 19861122078499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861122078499I), Nov 22, 1986: Cessna 172N (N5437E), Teterboro, NJ, Minor damage. Pilot discovered bullet hole in cowling. Police determined it was not a bullet hole, but had struck some object.

## Other aircraft with N5437E

- [Cancelled 1961-09-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5437E-1961-09-28): Cessna T-37B, S/N 40650. Exported to Peru. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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