# N5808R: Cessna 172G, registration cancelled 1974-11-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 6, 1974
- 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: 17253477
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 9, 1973
- Mode S code: A77968
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith James D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20JAMES%20D)
- Location: [Caledonia, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Caledonia)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5808R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5808R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5808R-1974-11-06

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 FTW75FQG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FQG23), Sep 11, 1974: Cessna 172G (N5808R), Amarillo, TX, destroyed

## 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 19740911031859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740911031859A), Sep 11, 1974: Cessna 172G (N5808R), Amarillo, TX, Destroyed. Plt swtchd fuel tnk aftr dscndng to 1200 ft AGL

## Other aircraft with N5808R

- [Cancelled 2014-01-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5808R-2014-01-09): Mooney M20J, S/N 24-1549, built 1985. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Schall David W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHALL%20DAVID%20W), [Brunswick, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Brunswick)

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