<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial inforamtion extracted from Cash Plus 5 Financial Statements for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1996 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1996 <CASH> 1,840,671 <SECURITIES> 652,726 <RECEIVABLES> 19,102<F1> <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 0 <PP&E> 22,854,223<F2> <DEPRECIATION> (78,439)<F3> <TOTAL-ASSETS> 25,288,283 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 10,277 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 25,278,006<F4> <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 0 <OTHER-SE> 0 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 25,288,283 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 852,040<F5> <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 0 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 248,250<F6> <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0 <INCOME-PRETAX> 0 <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 603,790<F7> <EPS-PRIMARY> 0<F7> <EPS-DILUTED> 0<F7> <FN> <F1>Includes all receivables included in "other assets" on the Balance Sheet. <F2>Includes investment in J.V. of $20,971,677 and costs related to the acquisition of the asset underlying the investment $1,882,546. <F3>Represents amortization of costs related to the acquisition of the asset underlying the investment. <F4>Deficit of General Partners ($47,802), limited Partners of $25,325,808. <F5>Includes all revenues of the Partnership. <F6>Includes all expenses of the Partnership. <F7>Net income allocated $6,038 to the General Partners and $597,752 to the Limited Partners. Average net income is $.29 on 2,060,450 Units outstanding. </FN>