# N738FU: 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: November 6, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=738FU
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738FU

## Aircraft that carried N738FU

- [Cancelled 2017-11-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738FU-2017-11-06): Cessna 172N, S/N 17269950, built 1977. Exported to Philippines. Owner: [Wade Palmer Ent Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WADE%20PALMER%20ENT%20INC), [Lansing, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Lansing)

## NTSB investigations on N738FU (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 CHI80FET02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FET02), Oct 28, 1979: Cessna 172N (N738FU), Munster, IN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N738FU (2)

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.

- [Incident 19940906036619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940906036619I), Sep 6, 1994: Cessna 172N (N738FU), Lake City, IA. Lost power. Landed in farm field. Pilot report out of fuel prematurely from full tanks.
- [Accident 19791028036759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791028036759A), Oct 28, 1979: Cessna 172N (N738FU), Munster, IN, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel at night trying to reach destination. Landed in brick-yard one mile short of runway.

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