# N738AU: 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: March 2, 1982
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=738AU
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738AU

## Aircraft that carried N738AU

- [Cancelled 1982-03-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738AU-1982-03-02): Cessna 172N, S/N 17269832. Owner: [Dixie Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DIXIE%20AIR%20INC), [Tuscaloosa, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Tuscaloosa)

## NTSB investigations on N738AU (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 ATL80DKJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DKJ16), Jul 3, 1980: Cessna 172 (N738AU), Butler, AL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N738AU (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 19800703023339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800703023339A), Jul 3, 1980: Cessna 172N (N738AU), Butler, AL, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed just short of runway. Engine quit on final approach. Fuel exhaustion.

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