# N5638T: 1964 Cessna 172E, registration cancelled 2013-09-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 24, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412)
- 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: 17251538
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: June 8, 1964
- Certificate issued: September 9, 1996
- Last registry action: September 16, 2008
- Mode S code: A73591
- Owner when cancelled: [Pearce Doc A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PEARCE%20DOC%20A)
- Location: [Alpine, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Alpine)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.2115° N, 103.6268° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79830, within about 19 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5638T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5638T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5638T-2013-09-24

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 FTW01FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01FA098), Apr 13, 2001: Cessna 172E (N5638T), Bay City, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's delay in taking remedial action (contacting ATC) after he became lost/disoriented during a night cross country flight, which resulted in a forced landing due to fuel exhaustion.…
- [NTSB FTW95LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA352), Aug 20, 1995: Cessna 172E (N5638T), Alpine, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOTS OF BOTH AIRPLANES TO SEE AND AVOID EACH OTHER. A FACTOR WAS THE CESSNA'S INOPERATIVE RADIO.

## 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 20010412009179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010412009179A), Apr 12, 2001: Cessna 172E (N5638T), Bay City, TX, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (.19)On April 12, 2001, at 2145 central daylight time (CDT), a Cessna 172E airplane, N5638T, was destroyed when it impacted terrain during an emergency descent…
- [Accident 19950820025591A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950820025591A), Aug 20, 1995: Cessna 172E (N5638T), Alpine, TX, Substantial damage. Landed on runway, collided at intersection with plane that landed on runway 05. Stated called. Radio inop.

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