N5338E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 14, 2008 when the aircraft was exported to Canada. The last status on file was "sale reported".
Cessna 172N cancelled February 14, 2008
- Serial number
- 17271838
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1978
- Last status
- Sale reported
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- February 1, 2008
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Xxx, OK - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N5338E
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 17271838
the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve. Factors relating to the accident were: the student's pilot's selection of the wrong runway, the resultant tailwind, and the encounter with a cornfield beside 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