# N738WX: 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 2, 1986
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=738WX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738WX

## Aircraft that carried N738WX

- [Cancelled 1986-01-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738WX-1986-01-02): Cessna 172N, S/N 17270304. Owner: [Nass Walter P Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NASS%20WALTER%20P%20JR), [Gilford, NH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NH/Gilford)

## NTSB investigations on N738WX (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 NYC80FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA017), Dec 30, 1979: Cessna 172N (N738WX), Lindenhurst, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N738WX (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 19791230037969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791230037969A), Dec 30, 1979: Cessna 172N (N738WX), Lindenhurst, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Stalled & crashed into trees & houses on second, trying to make night landing at strange airport.

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