N5638T is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172E built in 1964. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 24, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Cessna 172E cancelled September 24, 2013
- Serial number
- 17251538
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1964
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- September 9, 1996
- Last FAA action
- September 16, 2008
- Last owner
- Pearce Doc A (Individual)
Alpine, TX - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N5638T
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172E · serial 17251538
the pilot's delay in taking remedial action (contacting ATC) after he became lost/disoriented during a night cross country flight, which resulted in a forced landing due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing factors to the accident were the pilot's failure to contact a flight service station for a weather briefing, the low clouds and dark night light conditions.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172E · serial 17251538
THE FAILURE OF THE PILOTS OF BOTH AIRPLANES TO SEE AND AVOID EACH OTHER. A FACTOR WAS THE CESSNA'S INOPERATIVE RADIO.
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