# N5543R: 1965 Cessna 172F, registration cancelled 2014-01-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 21, 2014
- Exported to: South Korea
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414)
- Engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17253127
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: July 6, 1965
- Certificate issued: November 12, 2013
- Last registry action: November 12, 2013
- Mode S code: A71118
- Owner when cancelled: [Roper Robert](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROPER%20ROBERT)
- Location: [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.0352° N, 115.1491° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89123, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5543R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5543R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5543R-2014-01-21

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 172F: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f.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 LAX96LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA316), Aug 26, 1996: Cessna 172F (N5543R), Ocotillo, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain proper runway alignment. The sun glare and proximity of rocks were related factors.

## 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 19960825044509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960825044509A), Aug 25, 1996: Cessna 172F (N5543R), Ocotillo Wells, CA, Substantial damage. Blinded by sun ran off runway landing. Struck rocks unmarked runway on dry lake marked only by piles of rocks.

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