# N5535E: 1978 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: 17271884
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 21, 1978
- Certificate issued: June 17, 1986
- Last registry action: July 18, 1992
- Mode S code: A70D9C
- Owner when cancelled: [Nittany Aero Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NITTANY%20AERO%20CLUB%20INC)
- Location: [State College, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/State%20College)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7910° N, 77.8568° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of State College, PA, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5535E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5535E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5535E-2013-04-22

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 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 NYC87FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA119), Apr 11, 1987: Cessna 172N (N5535E), Ferguson Twnshp, PA, destroyed, 4 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 19870411082719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870411082719A), Apr 11, 1987: Cessna 172N (N5535E), Ferguson Townsh, PA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. After ballooning on runway made a belated nose high go around and a steep turn out. Stalled and crashed.

## Other aircraft with N5535E

- [Cancelled 1968-06-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5535E-1968-06-17): Cessna 150, S/N 17035. Owner: [Bunker Hill Afb Aero Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUNKER%20HILL%20AFB%20AERO%20CLUB), [Peru, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Peru)

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