N5396D is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N built in 1979. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 27, 2018. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172N cancelled December 27, 2018
- Serial number
- 17272562
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1979
- Last status
- Sale reported, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- February 28, 2018
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Laredo, TX - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Cessna 180A cancelled January 30, 1959
- Serial number
- 50296
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Papua New Guinea
- Certificate issued
- November 10, 1958
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Missionary Aviation Fellowship (Corporation)
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N5396D
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 17272562
The pilot's unstabilized approach, which resulted in an aborted go-around, an aerodynamic stall, and a hard landing.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17272562
The flight instructor's failure maintain aircraft control. A factor was the inadequate supervision by the flight instructor.
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