# N5952R: Cessna 172G, registration cancelled 1994-02-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 4, 1994
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17253621
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 5, 1990
- Last registry action: December 21, 1993
- Mode S code: A7B2A8
- Owner when cancelled: [Moontown Airport Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOONTOWN%20AIRPORT%20INC)
- Location: [Madison, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Madison)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.7114° N, 86.7465° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 35758, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5952R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5952R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5952R-1994-02-04

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 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 ATL93FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93FA025), Nov 20, 1992: Cessna 172 (N5952R), Brownsboro, AL, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO EVALUATE THE WIND CONDITIONS AND TOOK OFF WITH A TAILWIND WHICH RESULTED IN THE COLLISION WITH A TREE ON THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. FACTORS WERE DARK NIGHT AND TAILWIND.

## 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 19921119047439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921119047439A), Nov 19, 1992: Cessna 172G (N5952R), Huntsville, AL, Substantial damage, 3 fatal. Right wing struck a tree on initial climbout. Aircraft rolled and dived straight into ground. Departed downwind.

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