# N5482K: Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2000-08-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 24, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17274148
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Last registry action: June 29, 2000
- Mode S code: A6F84C
- Location: [Old Town, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Old%20Town)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0283° N, 68.7192° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 04468, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5482K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5482K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5482K-2000-08-24

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 (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 NYC94LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA104), Jul 1, 1994: Cessna 172P (N5482K), Greenville, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PREMATURE RETRACTION OF THE WING FLAPS BY THE PILOT AFTER TAKEOFF, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF LIFT AND COLLISION WITH TREES.
- [NTSB NYC91LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA197), Jul 28, 1991: Cessna 172P (N5482K), Greenville, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR GUSTING WINDS BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND.

## 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 19940701017479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940701017479A), Jul 1, 1994: Cessna 172P (N5482K), Horseshoe Pond, ME, Substantial damage. Raised flaps after water takeoff. Settled into trees. Float equipped 172 marginal performance. High temp factors.
- [Accident 19910728036799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910728036799A), Jul 28, 1991: Cessna 172P (N5482K), Greenville, ME, Substantial damage. Wind gust picked up a wing during fast step taxi. Lateral oscillations set up. Damaged both wings. Taxiied to dock.

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