# N5678T: Cessna 172E, registration cancelled 1971-11-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 11, 1971
- 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: 17251578
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 24, 1969
- Mode S code: A7446D
- Owner when cancelled: [Fox Angus](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOX%20ANGUS)
- Location: [El Cajon, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/El%20Cajon)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5678T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5678T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5678T-1971-11-11

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 LAX71AL068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71AL068), May 15, 1971: Cessna 172E (N5678T), El Cajon, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N5678T

- [Cancelled 2018-01-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5678T-2018-01-10): Raven S55A, S/N S55A-486. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Grimes Robert A DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRIMES%20ROBERT%20A%20DBA), [Lewisburg, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Lewisburg)

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