# N5609R: 1965 Cessna 172F, registration cancelled 2014-10-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 28, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 17253219
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 2, 1965
- Certificate issued: December 3, 1985
- Last registry action: January 18, 1992
- Mode S code: A72A8D
- Owner when cancelled: [Crites Darell A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CRITES%20DARELL%20A)
- Location: [Torrance, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Torrance)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8079° N, 118.3480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90505, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5609R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5609R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5609R-2014-10-28

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 (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 FTW72DRG59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DRG59), Apr 2, 1972: Cessna 172 (N5609R), Mexicali, Mexico, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX67D0271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0271), Jan 15, 1967: Cessna 172 (N5609R), Agua Dulce, CA, substantial damage

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