# N5954A: Cessna 172, registration cancelled 1985-05-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 14, 1985
- 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: 28554
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 15, 1982
- Mode S code: A7B2DF
- Owner when cancelled: [Nelson Wesley A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NELSON%20WESLEY%20A)
- Location: [Fresno, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Fresno)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5954A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5954A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5954A-1985-05-14

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 LAX82DA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA197), May 28, 1982: Cessna 172 (N5954A), Fresno, CA, destroyed

## 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 19820527020959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820527020959A), May 27, 1982: Cessna 172 (N5954A), Fresno, CA, Destroyed. Approached low and slow. Instructor waited too long. Took over. Banked steeply to avoid houses. Hit parked aircraft.

## Other aircraft with N5954A

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5954A): Zipline International P2 ZIP, S/N 18736P22937
- [Cancelled 2011-04-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5954A-2011-04-22): Grumman TBF-1, S/N 05954. Assigned, pending cancellation

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