# N5747A: 1956 Cessna 172, registration cancelled 2015-05-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 19, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- Engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28347
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: February 13, 1956
- Certificate issued: March 30, 1979
- Last registry action: August 6, 1988
- Mode S code: A76093
- Owners when cancelled: [Rutledge James R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUTLEDGE%20JAMES%20R), [Dupont Vernon L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUPONT%20VERNON%20L)
- Location: [Lancaster, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Lancaster)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 34.7177° N, 118.1523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93534, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5747A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5747A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5747A-2015-05-19

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (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 LAX79FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA076), Sep 9, 1979: Cessna 172 (N5747A), Lancaster, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19790909044189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790909044189A), Sep 9, 1979: Cessna 172 (N5747A), Lancaster, CA, Destroyed. Near stall on climbout. Applied full flaps, stalled. Witness stated cowling access door opened. Found closed.

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