# N738LF: 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 9, 2010
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=738LF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738LF

## Aircraft that carried N738LF

- [Cancelled 2010-03-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738LF-2010-03-09): Cessna 172N, S/N 17270056, built 1977. Owner: [Fly Cfa LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLY%20CFA%20LLC), [El Cajon, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/El%20Cajon)

## NTSB investigations on N738LF (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 WPR09LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA245), May 16, 2009: Cessna 172N (N738LF), Desert Center, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to low compression from an obstructed intake valve. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to shut down the engine while in flight.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N738LF (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 20090516010019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090516010019A), May 16, 2009: Cessna 172N (N738LF), Blythe, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft lost power landed in the desert on uneven terrain, and came to rest upside down.

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