N5338R is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172F built in 1965. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 22, 2005. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Cessna 172F cancelled March 22, 2005
- Serial number
- 17252865
- 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
- February 12, 2002
- Last FAA action
- February 15, 2005
- Last owner
- Aero Trade INC (Corporation)
Great Falls, VA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N5338R
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172F · serial 17252865
The pilot's inflight encounter with wind shear on final approach, which resulted in an inflight loss of control and subequent uncontrolled descent into trees.
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