N5321D is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N built in 1979. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 27, 2012. The last status on file was "first notice for re-registration or renewal". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172N cancelled April 27, 2012
- Serial number
- 17272516
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1979
- Last status
- First notice for re-registration or renewal
- Certificate issued
- September 25, 1984
- Last FAA action
- September 18, 2007
- Last owner
- Tulip City Air Service INC (Corporation)
Holland, MI - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Cessna 180A cancelled July 17, 1958
- Serial number
- 50219
- 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 N5321D
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17272516
The student pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition and his failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff, which caused the airplane to impact the snow bank and nose over. Contributing factors were the crosswind and the snow bank along the edge of the runway.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17272516
The student pilot failed to maintain directional control during landing roll. Additional factors include the student pilot's lack of total flight experience, the CFI's inadequate supervision, and the ice and snow on the runway.
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