# N5738J: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: June 17, 1991
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5738J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5738J

## Aircraft that carried N5738J

- [Cancelled 1991-06-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5738J-1991-06-17): Cessna 172N, S/N 17273830. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Imperial Fabricating Co Of Tennessee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/IMPERIAL%20FABRICATING%20CO%20OF%20TENNESSEE), [Portland, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Portland)

## NTSB investigations on N5738J (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL91FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA084), Apr 20, 1991: Cessna 172N (N5738J), Dunlap, TN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION, HIS ATTEMPTED VFR FLIGHT INTO IFR CONDITIONS, AND HIS SUBSEQUENT FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER ALTITUDE. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE:…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5738J (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19910420011649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910420011649A), Apr 20, 1991: Cessna 172N (N5738J), Dunlap, TN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Flew into rock cliff on side of a ridge. Ridges obscured fog and drizzle. Departed into 300 foot ceiling and fog.

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