# N5686A: 1956 Cessna 172, registration cancelled 2009-11-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 18, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- 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: 28286
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: January 25, 1956
- Certificate issued: December 17, 1969
- Last registry action: August 3, 2009
- Mode S code: A747CD
- Owner when cancelled: [Gemmill Earl M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GEMMILL%20EARL%20M)
- Location: [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0967° N, 93.2537° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55432, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5686A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5686A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5686A-2009-11-18

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 172: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172.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 MKC68F0358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0358), Nov 13, 1967: Cessna 172 (N5686A), Hill City, MN, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N5686A

- [Cancelled 2016-02-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5686A-2016-02-05): Physical Sciences INSTANTEYE MK-2 GEN3, S/N 0030200300659. Assigned, pending cancellation

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