# N5871R: Cessna 172G, registration cancelled 1970-08-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 16, 1970
- 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: 17253540
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 17, 1967
- Mode S code: A79274
- Owner when cancelled: [Looper H S Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOOPER%20H%20S%20JR)
- Location: [Dalton, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Dalton)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5871R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5871R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5871R-1970-08-16

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 (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 MIA69A0045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69A0045), Feb 4, 1969: Cessna 172 (N5871R), Dalton, GA, substantial damage, 2 fatal

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