# N733CN: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1997-10-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 23, 1997
- 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: 17268192
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 21, 1977
- Last registry action: November 16, 1994
- Mode S code: A9D66F
- Owner when cancelled: [Bauer Barry H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAUER%20BARRY%20H)
- Location: [Walnut Creek, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Walnut%20Creek)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.9169° N, 122.0149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94598, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733CN
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=733CN
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733CN-1997-10-23

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 LAX97LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA141), Apr 4, 1997: Cessna 172N (N733CN), Avalon, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudging the airplane's altitude and distance to the runway and an excessive descent rate, which led to an undershoot, and the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during…

## 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 19970404004999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970404004999A), Apr 4, 1997: Cessna 172N (N733CN), Avalon, CA, Destroyed. Low and slow on approach. Full flaps. Banked for go around. Stalled impacted threshold cliff. No anomalies found.

## Other aircraft with N733CN

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733CN): Textron 172S, S/N 172S12733, built 2021

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