# N5717A: 1956 Cessna 172, registration cancelled 1970-01-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 15, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28317
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 13, 1968
- Mode S code: A7556E
- Owner when cancelled: [Pipkin Loyd M/Rouser Billy J/Vining Ae/Stewart J E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPKIN%20LOYD%20M%2FROUSER%20BILLY%20J%2FVINING%20AE%2FSTEWART%20J%20E)
- Location: [Andrews, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Andrews)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5717A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5717A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5717A-1970-01-15

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 (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 FTW69A0048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69A0048), Jan 19, 1969: Cessna 172 (N5717A), Barksdale, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB FTW67D0334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0334), Nov 20, 1966: Cessna 172 (N5717A), Lubbock, TX, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N5717A

- [Cancelled 1992-01-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5717A-1992-01-24): Alexander PAZMANY PL-1, S/N 147. Second triennial mailing, no response. Owner: [Robinson William M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBINSON%20WILLIAM%20M), [Stanton, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Stanton)

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