N5944E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 11, 2015. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172N cancelled May 11, 2015
- Serial number
- 17271970
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1978
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- June 12, 1996
- Last FAA action
- February 1, 2001
- Last owner
- Streamline Aviation INC (Corporation)
Berlin, MD - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Cessna 150 cancelled June 18, 1959
- Serial number
- 17444
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Cessna Aircraft CORP (Corporation)
Wichita, KS - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N5944E
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17271970
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft due to spatial disorientation. Contributing factors wer fog, dark night conditions, lack of recent experience, inadequate preflight planning, and flight into known adverse weather.
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