# N5986A: 1956 Cessna 172, registration cancelled 2022-05-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 9, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- 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: 28586
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: December 14, 1956
- Certificate issued: November 4, 1992
- Last registry action: October 4, 2018
- Mode S code: A7BE4A
- Owner when cancelled: [Aero Clinic Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20CLINIC%20INC)
- Location: [Seminole, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Seminole)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.6901° N, 102.7243° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79360, within about 17 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5986A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5986A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5986A-2022-05-09

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 FTW71FQG52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FQG52), Jan 9, 1971: Cessna 172 (N5986A), Robert Lee, TX, substantial damage

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