# N733EC: 1976 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2016-10-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 27, 2016
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 17268229
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 3, 1977
- Certificate issued: September 4, 2013
- Last registry action: April 14, 2016
- Mode S code: A9D697
- Owner when cancelled: [Bergstrom Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERGSTROM%20AIRCRAFT%20INC)
- Location: [Pasco, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Pasco)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 46.3778° N, 118.9517° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99301, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733EC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=733EC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733EC-2016-10-27

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 GAA16CA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA305), Jun 10, 2016: Cessna 172 (N733EC), Pasco, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain pitch control during the simulated engine failure after takeoff, which resulted in a hard landing, landing gear(s) collapse, and wing damage.

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