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N5233D

N5233D is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N built in 1979. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 12, 2012. The last status on file was "sale reported, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Cessna 172N cancelled September 12, 2012

Serial number
17272462
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1979
Last status
Sale reported, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
September 17, 2002
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
Oklahoma City, OK
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

Cessna 180A cancelled January 14, 1958

Serial number
50131
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Cessna Aircraft CO (Corporation)
Wichita, KS
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N5233D

LAX98LA269Accident on August 17, 1998 at Chandler, AZ: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17272462

Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and in-flight monitoring of the aircraft's fuel consumption.

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