# N5868A: Cessna 172, registration cancelled 1975-02-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 27, 1975
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28468
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 27, 1974
- Mode S code: A78FA3
- Owner when cancelled: [Armstrong Ralph L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARMSTRONG%20RALPH%20L)
- Location: [Willow Street, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Willow%20Street)
- Owner type: Partnership
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5868A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5868A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5868A-1975-02-27

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 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 NYC75AN074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN074), Dec 12, 1974: Cessna 172 (N5868A), Philipsburg, PA, destroyed, 3 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 19741212042529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741212042529A), Dec 12, 1974: Cessna 172 (N5868A), Philipsburg, PA, Destroyed, 2 fatal

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