N5296H is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N built in 1977. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 10, 2021. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172N cancelled March 10, 2021
- Serial number
- 17269408
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1977
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- October 19, 2017
- Last FAA action
- October 19, 2017
- Last owner
- N5296H LLC (LLC)
West Babylon, NY - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Cessna 152 cancelled August 12, 2008
- Serial number
- 15284082
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1979
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Philippines
- Certificate issued
- May 21, 2007
- Last FAA action
- May 21, 2007
- Last owner
- Fields Robert W (Individual)
Shelbyville, TN - Airworthiness
- Standard · Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N5296H
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 17269408
The pilot's decision to initiate a flight into low instrument flight rules conditions, which resulted in six missed approaches at two airports and a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the external pressure the pilot felt to complete the accident flight despite the poor weather conditions.
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