# N5720X: 1961 Cessna 320, registration cancelled 2013-08-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 15, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 320](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320) (registry code 2074502)
- Engine: [Continental TSI0-470-B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsi0-470-b) (registry code 17029)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A25](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A25), [TCDS 3E3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3E3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 320-0020
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: September 22, 1961
- Certificate issued: November 20, 1990
- Last registry action: November 18, 2008
- Mode S code: A75845
- Owner when cancelled: [Whitley Thomas M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHITLEY%20THOMAS%20M)
- Location: [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.4904° N, 122.3002° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98168, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5720X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5720X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5720X-2013-08-15

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 320: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320.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 FTW95LA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA372), Aug 23, 1995: Cessna 320 (N5720X), Gunnison, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION INDUCED POWER LOSS DUE TO THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL. A FACTOR WAS HIS DISORIENTATION.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19950823026809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950823026809A), Aug 23, 1995: Cessna 320 (N5720X), Gunnison, CO, Substantial damage. Turned up wrong valley. Both engines quit. Landed on highway. Swerved off to avoid car. Fuel tanks were empty.

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