# N5863R: Cessna 172G, registration cancelled 2006-09-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 18, 2006
- 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: 17253532
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Last registry action: May 9, 2006
- Mode S code: A78F03
- Owner when cancelled: [Metroline Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/METROLINE%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Troy, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Troy)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.5606° N, 83.1756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48084, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5863R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5863R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5863R-2006-09-18

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

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ATL05CA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA147), Aug 17, 2005: Cessna 172G (N5863R), Ridgeland, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undertermined reasons which resulted in a collision with objects.
- [NTSB MIA74FKG25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKG25), Sep 9, 1973: Cessna 172G (N5863R), Prattsburg, GA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20050817019729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050817019729A), Aug 17, 2005: Cessna 172G (N5863R), Ridgeland, SC, Substantial damage. (-23) On August 17, 2005 at 1920 local time EST a Cessna 172, N5863R landed in a new pine tree field. On landing the aircraft hit a log partially submerged in…
- [Accident 19730909030649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730909030649A), Sep 9, 1973: Cessna 172G (N5863R), Prattsburg, GA, Substantial damage. R brake worn. Acft veered off l side of rwy struck some peach trees.

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