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N738HX

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1977 Cessna 172N · Lycoming 0-320 series

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Registered owner
Rick Aviation Inc
Location
Newport News, VA
Owner type
Corporation
Serial number
17270000
Year built
1977
Type
Fixed wing single engine
Engine
Reciprocating
Airworthiness
Standard, normal
Airworthiness date
May 23, 1979
Certificate issued
June 6, 2019
Expires
June 30, 2029
Mode S code
A9E988
Cessna 172NAirframe model · 4 seats · 1 engine · 3,138 registeredTCDS 3A12Airframe · Cessna 172NTCDS E-274Engine · Lycoming 0-320 series

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Lycoming 0-320 model are included below.

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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 80

Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

1964In forceSuperseded2026
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Information bulletins that may apply · 19

Advisory, not mandatory.

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NTSB investigations

No NTSB investigations matched to N738HXMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Cessna 172N aircraft

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.

Incident 19990415014459ITo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Denver, COOn take-off roll the pilot had input the right rudder. However, a left cross wind existed. The pilot says he started to release the right rudder and the aircraft started to drift to the left. The inspector believes that the left rudder was input because of…Apr 15, 1999 · Minor damage

Service difficulty reports · 2

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

SDR 2021FA0000021Handle · brokenON 1-14-2021, DURING A FSDO 141 INSPECTION OF CESSNA 172N, REGISTRATION N738HX, THE COPILOT’S SEAT WAS FOUND TO HAVE .040 SAFETY WIRE SECURING THE SEAT BACK RECLINING LOCKING MECHANISM TO THE SEAT BACK PIVOT POINT. THIS RESULTED IN THE SEAT BACK BEING LOCKED Jan 21, 2021 · N738HX · Cessna 172N · Flight Compartment EquipmentSDR 95ZZZX6554Exhaust Riser · crackedDURING ROUTINE 100-HOUR INSPECTION, EXHAUST LEAK NOTED FROM CYLINDER NR 3. AFTER REMOVAL OF EXHAUST RISER, A CRACK AND SEPARATION ON THE FLANGE WAS DISCOVERED. RISER REMOVED FOR REPAIR. SUSPECT CAUSE MISALIGNED EXHAUST, AGE, FATIGUE. RECOMMENDATION: INSPESep 13, 1995 · N738HX · Cessna 172N · Engine Collector/Tailpipe/Nozzle

STCs that may be installed · 586

Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

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