# N1438Z: Cessna R172E, registration cancelled 1997-04-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 7, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna R172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172e) (registry code 2072413)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: R1720232
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 18, 1995
- Last registry action: April 19, 1995
- Mode S code: A0B15D
- Owner when cancelled: [Stratton Laurence E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STRATTON%20LAURENCE%20E)
- Location: [Gladewater, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Gladewater)
- Physical address: [Gladwater, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Gladwater)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.5166° N, 94.9631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75647, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1438Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1438Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1438Z-1997-04-07

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 R172E: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172e.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 FTW95FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA147), Mar 27, 1995: Cessna R172E (N1438Z), Gladewater, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN AIRSPEED ABOVE STALL SPEED, RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S PERFORMANCE OF AN ABRUPT MANEUVER IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19950327005729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950327005729A), Mar 27, 1995: Cessna R172E (N1438Z), Gladewater, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On climbout performed a wing over. Stalled and dived in. Had history of prior showoff low altitude maneuvers.
- [Incident 19810513034329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810513034329I), May 13, 1981: Cessna T41A (N1438Z), Lake Minchumina, AK, Minor damage. During takeoff roll seat not latched and it slid back. Aircraft stalled in from 20 feet.

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