# N5816E: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1988-12-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 1, 1988
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17271943
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A77CCE
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5816E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5816E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5816E-1988-12-01

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.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 MKC88FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA058), Feb 28, 1988: Cessna 172N (N5816E), Oxford, IA, destroyed, 4 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 19880228005639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880228005639A), Feb 28, 1988: Cessna 172N (N5816E), Oxford, IA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Premature takeoff mid field on uphill paved portion of runway. Wobbled clearing trees then stalled clearing wires.

## Other aircraft with N5816E

- [Cancelled 1965-07-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5816E-1965-07-06): Cessna 150, S/N 17316. Owner: [Bunker Hill Air Force Base Aero Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUNKER%20HILL%20AIR%20FORCE%20BASE%20AERO%20CLUB), [Bunker Hill Afb, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Bunker%20Hill%20Afb)

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