# N5439E: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2022-11-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 5, 2022
- 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: 17271867
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 22, 1978
- Certificate issued: July 12, 2019
- Last registry action: July 12, 2019
- Mode S code: A6E6A9
- Owners when cancelled: [Wade William M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WADE%20WILLIAM%20M), [Wade Paulette B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WADE%20PAULETTE%20B)
- Location: [La Grange, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/La%20Grange)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.3213° N, 77.7809° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28551, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5439E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5439E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5439E-2022-11-05

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 ERA20LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA336), Sep 23, 2020: Cessna 172 (N5439E), La Grange, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during final approach, which resulted in a collision with 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 20200923016639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200923016639A), Sep 23, 2020: Cessna 172N (N5439E), Lagrange, NC, Substantial damage. PIC departed home grass airstrip to get fuel tanks filled at goldsboro airport approximately 10 minute flight. On return trip about 6:55 pm on 9.23.2020;…

## Other aircraft with N5439E

- [Cancelled 1961-09-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5439E-1961-09-28): Cessna T-37B, S/N 40654. 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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