# N738TC: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: May 5, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=738TC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738TC

## Aircraft that carried N738TC

- [Cancelled 2015-05-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738TC-2015-05-05): Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer COLT 180A, S/N 2292, built 1992. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Fendler Joseph](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FENDLER%20JOSEPH), [Cave Creek, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Cave%20Creek)
- [Cancelled 1988-03-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738TC-1988-03-25): Cessna 172N, S/N 17270216. Triennial form not returned

## NTSB investigations on N738TC (2)

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 LAX95LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA172), Apr 27, 1995: Thunder and Colt Colt 180A (N738TC), Tucson, AZ, no damage. Probable cause: the inability of the pilot to compensate for the wind conditions which resulted in the basket tipping over following touchdown during a high-wind landing.
- [NTSB LAX95LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA036), Nov 15, 1994: Thunder and Colt TC-180 (N738TC), Peoria, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight's encounter with unforecasted high winds which resulted in a hard landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N738TC (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 19950427030899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950427030899A), Apr 27, 1995: Amtrco COLT105 (N738TC), Tucson, AZ. High wind landing. Basket tipped over seriously injuring a passenger.
- [Accident 19941115040309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941115040309A), Nov 15, 1994: Colt COLT180A (N738TC), Peoria, AZ, Substantial damage. Bounced and dragged on high wind landing. Wind not forecast and was reported calm at airport 25 miles north.

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