# N733RK: 1976 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2002-11-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 19, 2002
- 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: 17268488
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 28, 1977
- Certificate issued: January 27, 2001
- Last registry action: April 9, 2001
- Mode S code: A9D7B1
- Owner when cancelled: [Myrtle Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MYRTLE%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7681° N, 97.3608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67204, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733RK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=733RK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733RK-2002-11-19

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 CHI01FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA130), May 6, 2001: Cessna 172N (N733RK), Wichita, KS, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the student pilot not maintaining clearance from the tower support wire during the practice emergency landing maneuver and the instructor pilot's inadequate supervision of the student pilot. Factors…

## 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 20010506008059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010506008059A), May 6, 2001: Cessna 172N (N733RK), Wichita, KS, No damage. (-23)On may 6, 2001, at approximately 1540 CDT, a Cessna, CE-172-N, registration N733RK, struck support cables between two electrical transmission towers at…

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