# N738EL: 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: February 21, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=738EL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738EL

## Aircraft that carried N738EL

- [Cancelled 2013-02-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738EL-2013-02-21): Cessna 172N, S/N 17269919, built 1977. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Bates City, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Bates%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N738EL (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 LAX91LA404](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA404), Sep 22, 1991: Cessna 172 (N738EL), Cottonwood, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S DELAY IN RAISING THE FLAPS AND THE SUBSEQUENT INADVERTENT STALL/MUSH.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N738EL (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 19910922042169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910922042169A), Sep 22, 1991: Cessna 172N (N738EL), Cottonwood, AZ, Substantial damage. Tried to depart on touch and go with full flaps. Unable climb. Aborted too late and collided with berm off runway.

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