N5285E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 10, 2013. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172N cancelled May 10, 2013
- Serial number
- 17271814
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1978
- Last status
- Sale reported, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- November 20, 2002
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Winnipeg Manitoba, - Airworthiness
- Standard
Cessna 180B cancelled July 23, 1959
- Serial number
- 50585
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Cessna Aircraft CORP (Corporation)
Wichita, KS - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N5285E
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17271814
The instructor pilot's inadequate recovery from the bounced landing and inadequate supervision of the dual students alignment with the runway. A factor was the student pilot not maintaining proper alignment with the runway during landing.
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