# N738SZ: 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: January 14, 2019
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=738SZ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738SZ

## Aircraft that carried N738SZ

- [Cancelled 2019-01-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738SZ-2019-01-14): Cessna 172N, S/N 17270213, built 1977. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Sexton Thomas G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SEXTON%20THOMAS%20G), [Pelzer, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Pelzer)

## NTSB investigations on N738SZ (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 ATL97LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA140), Sep 25, 1997: Cessna 172N (N738SZ), Greenville, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper use of the elevator control and delayed liftoff during takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent porpoise, collision with the runway, and collapse of the nose gear as he aborted…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N738SZ (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.

- [Accident 19970925029009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970925029009A), Sep 25, 1997: Cessna 172N (N738SZ), Greenville, SC, Substantial damage. Aircraft began to porpoise on takeoff. Pilot aborted. Landing nose gear first result in nose gear collapse, nose ov (-23) on t.o. aircraft porpoised. Nose…
- [Incident 19880407017449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880407017449I), Apr 7, 1988: Cessna 172 (N738SZ), China Hill Ag, GA, Minor damage. Wind gust flipped aircraft over during taxi to the ramp. Wind gust reported up to 40 knots.

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