# N5897R: Cessna 172G, registration cancelled 1972-01-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 4, 1972
- Exported to: Canada
- 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: 172-53566
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 6, 1965
- Mode S code: A79AB4
- Owner when cancelled: [George Callier Salley](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GEORGE%20CALLIER%20SALLEY)
- Location: [Gloucester Point, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Gloucester%20Point)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5897R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5897R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5897R-1972-01-04

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 DIA68D0187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0187), Mar 20, 1968: Cessna 172 (N5897R), Remlik, VA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N5897R

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5897R): Larson Roger H RV-7A, S/N 73692

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