Single-engine piston

N5938A

1956 Cessna 172

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1956
Serial
28538
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-300 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Land-O-Matics LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
1956 Cessna 172
Representative photo of a Cessna 172. Not a photo of N5938A.
Registration record

N5938A on the FAA register

Type
1956 Cessna 172
Serial
28538
Engines
Continental O-300 series
Registered owner
Land-O-Matics LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2019-10-28
Airworthiness date
1956-03-13
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A7ABFD
Mode S (octal)
51725775
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
420 nm
Cruise (type)
108 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-10-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N5938A.
  • 1956-03-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N5938A

N5938A is a 1956 Cessna 172, serial number 28538. The FAA register lists Land-O-Matics LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 28, 2019 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental O-300 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 108 knots and a range of about 420 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated March 13, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5938A.

Cruise
108 kt
Range
420 nm
Power / thrust (each)
145
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,370 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,115 ft
Fuel burn
8 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5938A.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.