# N5730T: Cessna 172E, registration cancelled 1997-10-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 3, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17251630
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 20, 1992
- Last registry action: February 15, 1995
- Mode S code: A75BF8
- Owner when cancelled: [Morrison John W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MORRISON%20JOHN%20W)
- Location: [Moorestown, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Moorestown)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.9797° N, 74.9413° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 08057, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5730T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5730T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5730T-1997-10-03

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 IAD96LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA056), Apr 4, 1996: Cessna 172E (N5730T), Roanoke, VA, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudged estimation of the airplane's fuel supply for the flight. Related factors are the inadequate preflight inspection, the pilot's expectation that the airplane had been topped off,…

## 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 19960404006039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960404006039A), Apr 4, 1996: Cessna 172E (N5730T), Roanoke, VA, Substantial damage. Low fuel vectored to roa but engine quit short. Nosed over in soft field. Had failed positive fuel check. No fuel.

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