# N5581T: Cessna 172E, registration cancelled 1972-02-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 28, 1972
- 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: 17251481
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A71FB0
- Owner when cancelled: [Winged Spartans Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WINGED%20SPARTANS%20INC)
- Location: [East Lansing, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/East%20Lansing)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5581T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5581T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5581T-1972-02-28

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 (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 CHI71FDW10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FDW10), Aug 16, 1970: Cessna 172E (N5581T), Pontiac, MI, destroyed
- [NTSB CHI68F0312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0312), Aug 24, 1967: Cessna 172 (N5581T), Fennville, MI, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N5581T

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5581T): Beech F33A, S/N CE-1350, built 1989

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