# N733QL: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1993-11-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 29, 1993
- 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: 17268465
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 24, 1990
- Last registry action: October 21, 1993
- Mode S code: A9D799
- Owner when cancelled: [Corporate Air](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CORPORATE%20AIR)
- Location: [Billings, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Billings)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.7833° N, 108.5007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Billings, MT, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733QL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=733QL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733QL-1993-11-29

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 SEA92FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92FA013), Oct 18, 1991: Cessna 172N (N733QL), Columbus, MT, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S OPERATION AT TOO LOW AN ALTITUDE OVER THE RIVER AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM THE POWER LINES. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE WIRES…

## 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 19911018047149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911018047149A), Oct 18, 1991: Cessna 172N (N733QL), Columbus, MT, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Empennage struck powerline stretched over river. Crashed into water. Was observed low,following river.

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