# N5738J: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1991-06-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 17, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17273830
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 22, 1988
- Last registry action: February 24, 1991
- Mode S code: A75D07
- Owner when cancelled: [Imperial Fabricating Co Of Tennessee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/IMPERIAL%20FABRICATING%20CO%20OF%20TENNESSEE)
- Location: [Portland, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Portland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.5767° N, 86.4978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37148, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5738J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5738J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5738J-1991-06-17

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 ATL91FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA084), Apr 20, 1991: Cessna 172N (N5738J), Dunlap, TN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION, HIS ATTEMPTED VFR FLIGHT INTO IFR CONDITIONS, AND HIS SUBSEQUENT FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER ALTITUDE. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE:…

## 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 19910420011649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910420011649A), Apr 20, 1991: Cessna 172N (N5738J), Dunlap, TN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Flew into rock cliff on side of a ridge. Ridges obscured fog and drizzle. Departed into 300 foot ceiling and fog.

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