N5138G is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172K built in 1970. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 10, 2006. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Cessna 172K cancelled July 10, 2006
- Serial number
- 17259068
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1970
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- May 22, 2000
- Last FAA action
- May 16, 2006
- Last owner
- Schaefer Charles M (Individual)
Ellicott City, MD - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N5138G
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172K · serial 17259068
The pilot's in-flight decision to not land and refuel, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor in the accident was the pilot's inadequate communications.
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