# N5845A: 1956 Cessna 172, registration cancelled 2013-04-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 23, 2013
- 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: 28445
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: February 21, 1956
- Certificate issued: October 4, 1993
- Last registry action: June 17, 2008
- Mode S code: A787CC
- Owner when cancelled: [Clift James G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLIFT%20JAMES%20G)
- Location: [Knoxville, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Knoxville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.0016° N, 83.9126° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37917, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5845A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5845A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5845A-2013-04-23

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 ERA09LA527](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA527), Sep 19, 2009: Cessna 172 (N5845A), Lowndesville, SC, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and improper decision to continue flight into deteriorating weather conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation after entering instrument flight…

## 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 20090919025629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090919025629A), Sep 19, 2009: Cessna 172 (N5845A), SC, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft crashed into lake russell near loundesville, SC. There were 2 people on board that sustained fatal injuries. The aircraft was destroyed.

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