# N13730: 1974 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2015-05-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 20, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17262976
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 18, 1974
- Certificate issued: May 2, 1992
- Last registry action: May 29, 1998
- Mode S code: A0980C
- Owners when cancelled: [Petterson William A DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETTERSON%20WILLIAM%20A%20DBA), [Midwestern Serveying And Mapping](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MIDWESTERN%20SERVEYING%20AND%20MAPPING)
- Location: [Glorieta, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Glorieta)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.5668° N, 105.7472° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87535, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13730
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=13730
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13730-2015-05-20

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 172M: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m.md

## NTSB investigations (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 DEN76AD024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76AD024), Dec 6, 1975: Cessna 172M (N13730), Beaver, UT, destroyed, 4 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19751206041499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751206041499A), Dec 6, 1975: Cessna 172M (N13730), Beaver, UT, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Recovery date 12/7/75. Hit trees drg flt across mtn slope.

## Other aircraft with N13730

- [Cancelled 1937-03-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13730-1937-03-25): Douglas DC2, S/N 1256, built 1934. Owner: [Transcontinental & Western Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRANSCONTINENTAL%20%26%20WESTERN%20AIR%20INC), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

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