# N738PL: 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: August 25, 1986
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=738PL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738PL

## Aircraft that carried N738PL

- [Cancelled 1986-08-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738PL-1986-08-25): Cessna 172N, S/N 17270130. Owner: [Altadonna Frank J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALTADONNA%20FRANK%20J), [Mt Carmel, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Mt%20Carmel)

## NTSB investigations on N738PL (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 CHI86FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA029), Nov 17, 1985: Cessna 172N (N738PL), Mt Carmel, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N738PL (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 19851116057479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851116057479A), Nov 16, 1985: Cessna 172N (N738PL), Mt Carmel, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft struck a tree as pilot buzzed his house. All 3 occupants had consumed a beer shortly before his flight.

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