# N733HG: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1980-12-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 23, 1980
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172-68302
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 21, 1977
- Mode S code: A9D6E6
- Owner when cancelled: [Fink Lyle D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FINK%20LYLE%20D)
- Location: [Sunnyvale, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sunnyvale)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733HG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=733HG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733HG-1980-12-23

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 OAK79FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FA029), May 6, 1979: Cessna 172N (N733HG), Livermore, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal

## 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 19790506015219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790506015219A), May 6, 1979: Cessna 172N (N733HG), Livermore, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Noninstrument pilot operated into area of low ceilings and visibility in mountainous terrain. Lost control of acft

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.