# N5686T: Cessna 172E, registration cancelled 1972-01-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 10, 1972
- 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: 17251586
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 31, 1967
- Mode S code: A747DE
- Owner when cancelled: [Dietz Ralph H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DIETZ%20RALPH%20H)
- Location: [Franklin, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Franklin)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5686T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5686T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5686T-1972-01-10

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 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 CHI71DDJ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DDJ31), Dec 5, 1970: Cessna 172 (N5686T), Juneau, WI, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N5686T

- [Cancelled 2017-10-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5686T-2017-10-20): Raven S55A, S/N S55A-546, built 1979. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Simburger Larry J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIMBURGER%20LARRY%20J), [Everett, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Everett)

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