N5238F is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172F built in 1965. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 8, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Cessna 172F cancelled April 8, 2013
- Serial number
- 17253311
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1965
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- September 8, 1993
- Last FAA action
- February 27, 2009
- Last owner
- United States Air Force Owner (Government)
Andrews Afb, DC - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N5238F
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172F · serial 17253311
The student pilot's misjudgment of distance/speed during the approach to land, and her failure to go around while there was still sufficient runway remaining. Factors related to the accident were: inadequate supervision by the flight instructor, the student's lack of recent flying experience, and the student pilot becaming lost or disoriented during the solo cross-country flight.
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