# N5780R: Cessna 172G, registration cancelled 1991-06-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 5, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17253449
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 9, 1989
- Last registry action: June 12, 1989
- Mode S code: A76E89
- Owner when cancelled: [Weeks Milton D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEEKS%20MILTON%20D)
- Location: [Jacksonville, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Jacksonville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.3025° N, 81.7230° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32205, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5780R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5780R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5780R-1991-06-05

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 172G: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g.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 MIA91LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA042), Dec 12, 1990: Cessna 172G (N5780R), Jacksonville, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL AFTER INTENTIONAL FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

## 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 19901212053889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901212053889A), Dec 12, 1990: Cessna 172G (N5780R), Jacksonville, FL, Destroyed. Took off into fog. Stalled into trees. Unauthorized passenger.

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