N5120D is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 7, 2001. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172N cancelled May 7, 2001
- Serial number
- 17272427
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- April 11, 1995
- Last FAA action
- March 20, 2001
- Last owner
- Crest Airpark INC (Corporation)
Kent, WA - Airworthiness
- None on file
Cessna 182A cancelled January 4, 1971
- Serial number
- 51220
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- December 4, 1959
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Barbers Flying Service INC (Corporation)
Pontiac, MI - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N5120D
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17272427
The student pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, and his subsequent improper execution of the go-around procedure, resulting in collision with trees off the departure end of the runway. Factors included the student pilot's lack of total experience, and trees off the departure end.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site