# N733PB: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1992-12-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 1, 1992
- 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: 17268433
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 17, 1989
- Last registry action: October 22, 1992
- Mode S code: A9D777
- Owner when cancelled: [Pacific Island Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PACIFIC%20ISLAND%20AVIATION)
- Location: [Saipan, SA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SA/Saipan)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733PB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=733PB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733PB-1992-12-01

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 LAX92LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA051), Nov 26, 1991: Cessna 172M (N733PB), Saipan, Sark, destroyed. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO CARBURETOR ICING AND THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO CORRECTLY USE CARBURETOR HEAT.

## 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 19911126053539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911126053539A), Nov 26, 1991: Cessna 172N (N733PB), Saipan, PS, Substantial damage. Engine faltered on resuming power after practice slow flight. Landing on beach hit rocks. Carb icing prevalent.
- [Incident 19800826065659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800826065659I), Aug 26, 1980: Cessna 172N (N733PB), Broomfield, CO, Minor damage. Pilot made hard landing, bounced, porpoised. Damaged propeller and nose gear.

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