# N5949A: 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: 28549
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 19, 1965
- Mode S code: A7AFD7
- Owner when cancelled: [Retzlaff Melvin](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RETZLAFF%20MELVIN)
- Location: [Port Orchard, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Port%20Orchard)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5949A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5949A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5949A-1966-07-26

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 SEA67F0041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67F0041), May 8, 1966: Cessna 172 (N5949A), Ocean Shores, WA, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N5949A

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5949A): Zipline International P2 ZIP, S/N 18736P22849

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