# N5449K: Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 1993-03-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 25, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17274116
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 11, 1987
- Last registry action: February 26, 1993
- Mode S code: A6EA65
- Owner when cancelled: [Del Monte Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEL%20MONTE%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Monterey, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Monterey)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.6012° N, 121.8828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monterey, CA, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5449K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5449K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5449K-1993-03-25

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 172P: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p.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 LAX92FA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA241), Jun 9, 1992: Cessna 172P (N5449K), Big Sur, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT INCAPACITION.

## 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 19920609019079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920609019079A), Jun 9, 1992: Cessna 172P (N5449K), Big Sur, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Aircraft crashed and burned in brush covered terrain while on a 30 minute commercial sightseeing flight.

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