# N20739: 1974 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1981-12-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 21, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17263824
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 9, 1977
- Mode S code: A1AEE7
- Owner when cancelled: [Atlantic Aviation Underwriters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ATLANTIC%20AVIATION%20UNDERWRITERS%20INC)
- Location: [Elizabeth City, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Elizabeth%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.2886° N, 76.2688° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27909, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20739
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20739
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20739-1981-12-21

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 IAD79FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA061), Jul 4, 1979: Cessna 172 (N20739), Kitty Hawk, NC, destroyed, 5 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 19790704032139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790704032139A), Jul 4, 1979: Cessna 172M (N20739), Kitty Hawk, NC, Destroyed, 4 fatal. VFR low time plt departed into area of severe thunderstorms. Acft lost wing in flt by exceeding load factors.

## Other aircraft with N20739

- [Cancelled 2016-01-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20739-2016-01-22): Mikoyan Gurevich MIG 21 UM, S/N 3171. Second renewal notice. Owner: [Migs Of Delaware LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MIGS%20OF%20DELAWARE%20LLC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

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