N5315D is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N built in 1979. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 7, 2005. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172N cancelled June 7, 2005
- Serial number
- 17272512
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1979
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- January 31, 1987
- Last FAA action
- February 15, 2005
- Last owner
- Twin Ports Flying Service INC. (Corporation)
Superior, WI - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Cessna 180A cancelled July 17, 1958
- Serial number
- 50213
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Cessna Aircraft CO (Corporation)
Wichita, KS - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N5315D
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17272512
The pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions which led to spatial disorientation and subsequent impact with the ground. Contributing factors was the pilot's lack of instrument rating, the pilot's disregard of the preflight briefing and his failure to follow in-flight weather advisories and a low ceiling.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17272512
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE ICY AND SNOW COVERED RUNWAY CONDITIONS AND THE SNOWBANK.
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