# N5499K: 1980 Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2013-01-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 17274164
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 25, 1980
- Last registry action: April 17, 1991
- Mode S code: A6FCF8
- Location: [La Grange, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/La%20Grange)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7835° N, 87.8660° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60525, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5499K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5499K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5499K-2013-01-30

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 CHI91FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA011), Oct 16, 1990: Cessna 172P (N5499K), Fort Wayne, IN, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AN AIRSPEED ABOVE STALLING SPEED. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT ARE PREMATURE ROTATION AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT TOTAL EXPERIENCE.
- [NTSB CHI88LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA062), Feb 14, 1988: Cessna 172 (N5499K), Ft. Wayne, IN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19901016046289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901016046289A), Oct 16, 1990: Cessna 172P (N5499K), Fort Wayne, IN, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Dragged tail on takeoff hitting runway light. Continued nose high climb until stall.
- [Accident 19880214002449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880214002449A), Feb 14, 1988: Cessna 172P (N5499K), Fort Wayne, IN, Substantial damage. Drifted into snowbank on runway edge during flare hit a snowbank and nosed over. Crosswind component was exceeded.
- [Incident 19851222068319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851222068319I), Dec 22, 1985: Cessna 172P (N5499K), Austin, TX, Minor damage. Right main gear went off side of runway during landing. Damage to wheel fairing.

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