# N738DB: 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 4, 2023
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=738DB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738DB

## Aircraft that carried N738DB

- [Cancelled 2023-03-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738DB-2023-03-04): Cessna 172N, S/N 17269886, built 1977. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Fly Maui LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLY%20MAUI%20LLC), [Kihei, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Kihei)

## NTSB investigations on N738DB (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 ANC20CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA034), Mar 17, 2020: Cessna 172 (N738DB), Kahului, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to avoid wake turbulence while landing behind a heavy jet airplane, which resulted in a loss of roll control and subsequent hard landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N738DB (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 20200317005219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200317005219A), Mar 17, 2020: Cessna 172N (N738DB), Kahului, HI, Substantial damage. 03/17/20 0945 HST the hnl FSDO was notified by roc that there was a Cessna type aircraft involved in an accident at Kahului Airport while conducting a solo…

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