# N733LC: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1981-04-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 6, 1981
- 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: 17268366
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A9D72D
- Owner when cancelled: [Messinger Dale W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MESSINGER%20DALE%20W)
- Location: [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733LC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=733LC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733LC-1981-04-06

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 SEA79FYE38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYE38), Aug 3, 1979: Cessna 172N (N733LC), Port Angeles, WA, destroyed

## 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 19790803023929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790803023929A), Aug 3, 1979: Cessna 172N (N733LC), Blyn, WA, Destroyed. Struck trees on mountain in level flight. Pilot does not remember flight. No witnesses. Fog in area.

## Other aircraft with N733LC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733LC): Textron 700, S/N 700-0054, built 2021

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