# N5552T: Cessna 172E, registration cancelled 1980-08-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 1, 1980
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17251452
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 24, 1969
- Mode S code: A714AE
- Owner when cancelled: [Harder Karl C DBA Karls Flying Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARDER%20KARL%20C%20DBA%20KARLS%20FLYING%20SERVICE)
- Location: [Lincoln, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Lincoln)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5552T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5552T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5552T-1980-08-01

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 172E: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e.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 LAX80FVG37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVG37), May 8, 1980: Cessna 172E (N5552T), Roseville, CA, destroyed

## 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 19800508011869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800508011869A), May 8, 1980: Cessna 172E (N5552T), Roseville, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot did not check fuel time used & did not preflight before a return flight. Ran out of fuel.

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