# N738VF: 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 2, 1982
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=738VF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738VF

## Aircraft that carried N738VF

- [Cancelled 1982-03-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738VF-1982-03-02): Cessna 172N, S/N 17270266. Owner: [Aviation Financial Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVIATION%20FINANCIAL%20SERVICES%20INC), [Hialeah, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Hialeah)

## NTSB investigations on N738VF (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 MIA81FLD54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FLD54), Jul 17, 1981: Cessna 172 (N738VF), Sebastian Inlt, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA78FKT52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKT52), May 14, 1978: Cessna 172N (N738VF), Labelle, FL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N738VF (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 19810717042589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810717042589A), Jul 17, 1981: Cessna 172N (N738VF), Sebastian Inlet, FL, Substantial damage. Encountered near zero visibility in area of thunderstorms. Nosed over landing on a beach.
- [Accident 19780514014499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780514014499A), May 14, 1978: Cessna 172D (N738VF), Labelle, FL, Substantial damage

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