# N5891E: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2008-10-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 23, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17271953
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 11, 1978
- Certificate issued: October 3, 2002
- Last registry action: September 16, 2008
- Mode S code: A799D7
- Owner when cancelled: [Lan Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAN%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Norcross, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Norcross)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.9407° N, 84.2067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30071, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5891E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5891E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5891E-2008-10-23

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 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.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 ATL03LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA024), Dec 6, 2002: Cessna 172N (N5891E), Cartersville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control, during the landing roll resulted in the on ground collision with a ravine.

## 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 20021206034169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021206034169A), Dec 6, 2002: Cessna 172N (N5891E), Cartersville, GA, Substantial damage. (-23) On 12/6/02 at about 1430 hours while attempting to land on runway one north, pilot stated after touching down the mlg's, he attempted to touch down and…

## Other aircraft with N5891E

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5891E): Johnny Shane Brown RANS S-20, S/N 02150034, built 2016

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