# N5978R: Cessna 172G, registration cancelled 1971-09-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 22, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172-53647
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 29, 1966
- Mode S code: A7BAE8
- Owner when cancelled: [B & F Skyrovers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/B%20%26%20F%20SKYROVERS%20INC)
- Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5978R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5978R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5978R-1971-09-22

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 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 FTW72AF003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72AF003), Jul 12, 1971: Cessna 172 (N5978R), Sasakwa, OK, destroyed, 2 fatal

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