# N2838E: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2002-01-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 11, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- 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: 17271340
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 26, 1978
- Certificate issued: November 1, 1994
- Last registry action: November 14, 2000
- Mode S code: A2DC95
- Owner when cancelled: [Bill Bryan Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BILL%20BRYAN%20INC)
- Location: [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0020° N, 118.4307° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90066, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2838E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2838E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2838E-2002-01-11

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 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.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 LAX01FA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01FA129), Mar 29, 2001: Cessna 172N (N2838E), Santa Monica, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's loss of airplane control while maneuvering due to spatial disorientation. Contributing factors were the dark night, the marine cloud layer that restricted the pilot's cruising altitude,…

## 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 20010328040069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010328040069A), Mar 28, 2001: Cessna 172N (N2838E), Santa Monica, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. (-23) Pilot with two passengers departed Santa Monica airport at 1858 PST for a sightseeing flight "up and down the shoreline". Cloud bases from shore westward…

## Other aircraft with N2838E

- [Cancelled 1955-10-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2838E-1955-10-17): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC-6421. Owner: [William N Jones Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLIAM%20N%20JONES%20JR), [Renton, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Renton)

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