# N738SA: 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: October 17, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=738SA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738SA

## Aircraft that carried N738SA

- [Cancelled 2012-10-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738SA-2012-10-17): Cessna 172N, S/N 17270191, built 1977. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Millbrook, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Millbrook)

## NTSB investigations on N738SA (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 NYC85LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA242), Sep 18, 1985: Cessna 172 (N738SA), Ware, MA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N738SA (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 19850917076209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850917076209A), Sep 17, 1985: Cessna 172 (N738SA), Ware, MA, Destroyed. Struck trees after losing altitude at night during turn to final approach.

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