# N5488K: 1980 Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2018-01-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 24, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436)
- 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: 17274154
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 18, 1980
- Certificate issued: February 27, 1991
- Last registry action: December 8, 2000
- Mode S code: A6F91E
- Owner when cancelled: [Travis Aerial Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRAVIS%20AERIAL%20INC)
- Location: [Kentwood, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Kentwood)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.8970° N, 90.4894° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70444, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5488K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5488K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5488K-2018-01-24

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 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 FTW91LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA115), Jul 3, 1991: Cessna 172P (N5488K), El Paso, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE POWER LOSS DUE TO CARBURETOR ICING AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT. FACTORS WERE THE ICING CONDITIONS, LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING, AND THE GUSTY TAIL WIND.

## 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 19910702025629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910702025629A), Jul 2, 1991: Cessna 172P (N5488K), El Paso, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit after descending beyond a mountain range. Nosed over landing. Conditions good for carburetor icing.

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