# N5721R: Cessna 172F, registration cancelled 1981-10-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 13, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17253386
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 18, 1975
- Mode S code: A75862
- Owner when cancelled: [Morgantown Aero Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MORGANTOWN%20AERO%20CORP)
- Location: [Morgantown, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Morgantown)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5721R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5721R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5721R-1981-10-13

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 172F: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f.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 NYC81DHA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DHA08), Mar 14, 1981: Cessna 172 (N5721R), Morgantown, PA, destroyed
- [NTSB NYC67F0387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0387), Jul 9, 1966: Cessna 172F (N5721R), Sharon, PA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19810314007469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810314007469A), Mar 14, 1981: Cessna 172F (N5721R), Morgantown, PA, Destroyed. Blinded by setting sun. Struck tree stump near approach end of runway.
- [Incident 19780717048389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780717048389I), Jul 17, 1978: Cessna 172 (N5721R), Woodstown, NJ, Minor damage. Pilot continued into deteriorating weather, had to make an emergency landing.

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