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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N5302E

N5302E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 15, 2009. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Cessna 172N cancelled January 15, 2009

Serial number
17271828
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1978
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
December 1, 1999
Last FAA action
December 16, 2008
Last owner
Air Golf INC (Corporation)
Coppell, TX
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N5302E

FTW04LA138Accident on May 24, 2004 at Decatur, TX: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 17271828

The student pilot's failure to follow the flight instructor's instructions and relinquish the controls, and the flight instructor's delay in initiating a go-around.

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