N5309R is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172F built in 1965. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 19, 2003. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Cessna 172F cancelled June 19, 2003
- Serial number
- 17252831
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1965
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- November 6, 1990
- Last FAA action
- February 18, 2003
- Last owner
- Arctic Camps And Equipment (Partnership)
Anchorage, AK - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N5309R
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 17252831
The pilot's failure to refuel, and the resulting fuel exhaustion. A factor was the dark night which hampered location of a nearby closed, and unlit, airstrip.
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