# N5440H: 1975 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2017-09-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 27, 2017
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- 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: 17265438
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: June 5, 1975
- Certificate issued: August 17, 1995
- Last registry action: December 12, 2014
- Mode S code: A6E928
- Owner when cancelled: [Twin Oaks Airpark Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TWIN%20OAKS%20AIRPARK%20INC)
- Location: [Hillsboro, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Hillsboro)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.4444° N, 122.9764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97123, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5440H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5440H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5440H-2017-09-27

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 172M: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 GAA17CA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA186), Mar 12, 2017: Cessna 172 (N5440H), Hillsboro, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in quartering tailwind conditions.
- [NTSB SEA04LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA096), May 29, 2004: Cessna 172M (N5440H), Vernonia, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The instructor pilot's misjudgment of speed and distance and his failure to execute a go-around resulting in an overrun of the runway.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20170312002079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170312002079A), Mar 12, 2017: Cessna 172M (N5440H), Hillsboro, OR, Substantial damage. Immediately following touch down the aircraft veered left departing the runway surface approx. 600 feet north of the threshold. The aircraft continued for…
- [Accident 20040529009009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040529009009A), May 29, 2004: Cessna 172M (N5440H), Vernonia, OR, Substantial damage. (-23) On 05-29-04, N5440H a Cessna CE-172 landed fast on rwy 260 at Vernonia, OR (05S) and ran off the end of the wet grass strip. Due to the wet grass the…

## Other aircraft with N5440H

- [Cancelled 1950-03-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5440H-1950-03-20): Piper PA-18, S/N 18-31. Exported to Israel. Owner: [Piper Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPER%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)

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