# N5660E: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2018-03-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 26, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17271914
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 30, 1978
- Certificate issued: June 12, 2014
- Last registry action: June 12, 2014
- Mode S code: A73F91
- Owner when cancelled: [Hawaiian Night Lights LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAWAIIAN%20NIGHT%20LIGHTS%20LLC)
- Location: [Honolulu, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Honolulu)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 21.2722° N, 157.8223° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 96815, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5660E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5660E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5660E-2018-03-26

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 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.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 WPR15LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA086), Jan 17, 2015: Cessna 172N (N5660E), Ualapue, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined because the airplane was not recovered.
- [NTSB IAD79FIG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FIG12), Aug 10, 1979: Cessna 172 (N5660E), Gaithersburg, MD, substantial damage

## 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 20150116001129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150116001129A), Jan 16, 2015: Cessna 172N (N5660E), Molokai, HI, Substantial damage. The pilot operated the aircraft as an introductory flight for a person. The aircraft is privately owned and flown by agreeent with offshore flight school, a…
- [Accident 19790810021829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790810021829A), Aug 10, 1979: Cessna 172N (N5660E), Gaithersburg, MD, Substantial damage. Made hard landing, bounced, veered off runway into soft dirt.

## Other aircraft with N5660E

- [Cancelled 1959-07-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5660E-1959-07-17): Cessna 150, S/N 17160. Owner: [Palmetto Flying School](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PALMETTO%20FLYING%20SCHOOL), [Sarasota, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Sarasota)

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