# N5972R: 1965 Cessna 172G, registration cancelled 2013-04-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 25, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420)
- Engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17253641
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 2, 1965
- Certificate issued: April 11, 1988
- Last registry action: July 31, 2009
- Mode S code: A7BA16
- Owners when cancelled: [Canada Loren B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CANADA%20LOREN%20B), [Canada Marjorie F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CANADA%20MARJORIE%20F)
- Location: [Brandon, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Brandon)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 32.1977° N, 89.8949° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 39042, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5972R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5972R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5972R-2013-04-25

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 ATL93FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93FA059), Mar 7, 1993: Cessna 172G (N5972R), Jackson, GA, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilots inadequate preflight planning and his failure to properly compensate for the wind. A factor was the unfavorable wind condition at the time of take off.

## 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 19930307004459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930307004459A), Mar 7, 1993: Cessna 172G (N5972R), Jackson, GA, Substantial damage, 3 fatal. Took off downwind full flaps quartering tail wind. Turbulence. Rolled and nosed into terrain. Flaps had been dumped
- [Incident 19881123062669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881123062669I), Nov 23, 1988: Cessna 172G (N5972R), Meridian, MS, Minor damage. Lost oil pressure then power failure. Landed in a pasture. Hole burned in NR2 cylinder. Suggests detonation.

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