# N739WS: 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 3, 1992
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=739WS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739WS

## Aircraft that carried N739WS

- [Cancelled 1992-03-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739WS-1992-03-03): Cessna 172N, S/N 17270870. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Okeechobee Co Sheriffs Office](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OKEECHOBEE%20CO%20SHERIFFS%20OFFICE), [Okeechobee, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Okeechobee)

## NTSB investigations on N739WS (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 MIA92GA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92GA024), Nov 8, 1991: Cessna 172N (N739WS), Okeechobee, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE DURING A LOW PASS AT NIGHT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S LIKELY SPATIAL DISORIENTATION DUE TO THE LACK OF SURFACE VISUAL CLUES, THE DARK…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N739WS (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 19911108049959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911108049959A), Nov 8, 1991: Cessna 172N (N739WS), Okeechobee, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck lake water during low level search for missing boat. Dark night,haze,fog,and spatial disorientation factors.

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