# N5886A: Cessna 172, registration cancelled 1966-07-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 26, 1966
- 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: 28486
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 21, 1965
- Mode S code: A796CB
- Owner when cancelled: [Brown Thomas J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROWN%20THOMAS%20J)
- Location: [Alexandria, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Alexandria)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5886A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5886A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5886A-1966-07-26

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 FTW66A0109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66A0109), May 28, 1966: Cessna 172 (N5886A), Boyce, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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