# N5534D: 1979 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2013-04-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 22, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- 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: 17272594
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 17, 1979
- Certificate issued: October 5, 1979
- Last registry action: September 24, 2009
- Mode S code: A70D78
- Owners when cancelled: [Curry Rex](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CURRY%20REX), [Curry Joe J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CURRY%20JOE%20J)
- Location: [Rosemead, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Rosemead)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0651° N, 118.0828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91770, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5534D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5534D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5534D-2013-04-22

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 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.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 LAX81FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA064), Mar 22, 1981: Cessna 172N (N5534D), Frazier Park, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19810322010999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810322010999A), Mar 22, 1981: Cessna 172N (N5534D), Frazier Park, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Trying to stay under cloud fog layer in mountan pass. Lost ground contact. Hit mountain. Fss advised no VFR.

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