# N5944E: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2015-05-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 11, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 17271970
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 13, 1978
- Certificate issued: June 12, 1996
- Last registry action: February 1, 2001
- Mode S code: A7AF2C
- Owner when cancelled: [Streamline Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STREAMLINE%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Berlin, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Berlin)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.3211° N, 75.2222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 21811, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5944E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5944E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5944E-2015-05-11

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 IAD98FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98FA070), Jun 22, 1998: Cessna 172N (N5944E), Ocean City, MD, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft due to spatial disorientation. Contributing factors wer fog, dark night conditions, lack of recent experience, inadequate preflight planning,…

## 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 19980621014369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980621014369A), Jun 21, 1998: Cessna 172N (N5944E), Ocean City, MD, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft crashed under unkno circums, pilot suffered fatal inj, acft was destroyed, Ocean City, MD. (-23) the non-instrument rated pilot departed Ocean City…
- [Incident 19811003075689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811003075689I), Oct 3, 1981: Cessna 172N (N5944E), Farmingdale, NY, Minor damage. Aircrafts wing struck tree while being parked after flight.

## Other aircraft with N5944E

- [Cancelled 1959-06-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5944E-1959-06-18): Cessna 150, S/N 17444. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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