# N5542R: Cessna 172F, registration cancelled 1996-10-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 22, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17253126
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 10, 1995
- Last registry action: September 29, 1995
- Mode S code: A710F5
- Owners when cancelled: [Dornink Ronald K DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DORNINK%20RONALD%20K%20DBA), [Ron Dornink Flying Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RON%20DORNINK%20FLYING%20SERVICE)
- Location: [Freeport, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Freeport)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.3154° N, 89.6361° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 61032, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5542R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5542R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5542R-1996-10-22

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 172F: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f.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 CHI96LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA233), Jul 10, 1996: Cessna 172 (N5542R), Freeport, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of altitude and distance on final approach, and his failure to attain the proper touchdown point for landing.
- [NTSB CHI95LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA252), Jul 31, 1995: Cessna 172F (N5542R), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot of the Acro II, N40LF, to maintain clearance from the Cessna 172, N5542R.

## 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 19960710016669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960710016669A), Jul 10, 1996: Cessna 172F (N5542R), Freeport, IL, Substantial damage. Too low to land on runway. Veered into soybean field. Stalled impacted upslope and ground looped. (-23) on July 10, 1996, at 1400 CDT, a Cessna 172, N5542R,…
- [Accident 19950731020902A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950731020902A), Jul 31, 1995: Cessna 172F (N5542R), Oshkosh, WI, Substantial damage. Tower asked plane to land mid runway behind Cessna. On ground roll impacted Cessna right wing. (-23) aircraft just landed and was getting ready to taxi off the…

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