# N5838A: 1956 Cessna 172, registration cancelled 2011-12-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 19, 2011
- Exported to: Argentina
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 28438
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 22, 1957
- Certificate issued: April 13, 2010
- Last registry action: April 20, 2011
- Mode S code: A7847E
- Owner when cancelled: [Argentina Trade Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARGENTINA%20TRADE%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7236° N, 75.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19801, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5838A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5838A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5838A-2011-12-19

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 172: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2001FA0000098](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001FA0000098), Jun 6, 2001: RIB. BROKEN. UPPER RUDDER RIB WAS FOUND BROKEN AT THE OPENING FOR UPPER HINGE BOLT INSTALLATION ACCESS. THIS TYPE OF DAMAGE IS A REOCCURRING PROBLEM DUE TO A LACK OF PROPER 

## 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 NYC69D0026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0026), Jul 6, 1968: Cessna 172 (N5838A), Norwood, MA, substantial damage

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