# N65737: 1982 Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2013-04-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436)
- 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: 17275843
- Year built: 1982
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 8, 1982
- Certificate issued: August 25, 1988
- Last registry action: October 20, 1997
- Mode S code: A8A99C
- Owner when cancelled: [Flight International Aviation Training Center Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLIGHT%20INTERNATIONAL%20AVIATION%20TRAINING%20CENTER%20INC)
- Location: [Newport News, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Newport%20News)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.1134° N, 76.5179° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23602, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65737
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=65737
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65737-2013-04-30

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 172P: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p.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 BFO92FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA044), Mar 19, 1992: Cessna 172P (N65737), Accokeek, MD, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT EXPERIENCED SPATIAL DISORIENTATION WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE.

## 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 19920319006909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920319006909A), Mar 19, 1992: Cessna 172P (N65737), Accokeek, MD, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Lost control trying to make ILS approach. Unable to intercept localizer. Apparently not current IFR.
- [Incident 19910416018069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910416018069I), Apr 16, 1991: Cessna 172P (N65737), Williamsburg, VA. Engine quit in flight. Forced landing at camo Peary. Found crankshaft dowell pin sheared off.

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