# N5889A: Cessna 172, registration cancelled 1996-06-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 24, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28489
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 18, 1990
- Last registry action: April 17, 1996
- Mode S code: A79734
- Owner when cancelled: [Warren Vernon W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARREN%20VERNON%20W)
- Location: [Kimberling, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Kimberling)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.6283° N, 93.4439° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 65686, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5889A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5889A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5889A-1996-06-24

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 CHI93LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA027), Nov 8, 1992: Cessna 172 (N5889A), Aurora, MO, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRPLANE, A SWITCHED OFF FUEL SELECTOR AND FUEL STARVATION.

## 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 19921108045809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921108045809A), Nov 8, 1992: Cessna 172 (N5889A), Aurora, MO, Destroyed. Rough engine on climbout. Force landed. Hit nose first. Flipped over. Fuel selector off position.
- [Incident 19891028055699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891028055699I), Oct 28, 1989: Cessna 172 (N5889A), Ozark, MO, Minor damage. Made a hard landing on a short field approach. Pilot stated he lost lift due to loss of headwind.

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