# N5961J: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2017-04-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 4, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17273847
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 20, 2003
- Last registry action: April 2, 2010
- Mode S code: A7B635
- Owner when cancelled: [Lightning Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LIGHTNING%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP)
- Location: [Pomona, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Pomona)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0644° N, 117.7909° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91768, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5961J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5961J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5961J-2017-04-04

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 LAX89LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA273), Aug 13, 1989: Cessna 172N (N5961J), Seligman, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE NUMBER 3 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE ROCKER ARM PIVOT STUD, WHICH WAS IN TURN CAUSED BY A STUCK EXHAUST VALVE.

## Other aircraft with N5961J

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5961J): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S11610, built 2015

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