# N733WK: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1990-08-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 10, 1990
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17268605
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A9D82E
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733WK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=733WK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733WK-1990-08-10

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 ATL90FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA008), Oct 16, 1989: Cessna 172N (N733WK), Eddyville, KY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT CONTINUING VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR(S) WAS: LOW CEILING AND RAIN.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19891016040719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891016040719A), Oct 16, 1989: Cessna 172N (N733WK), Eddyville, KY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Struck a radio tower and crashed while following a tollway under low clouds and heavy rain. Was advised not to go.
- [Incident 19881216065329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881216065329I), Dec 16, 1988: Cessna 172N (N733WK), Red Oak, IA, Minor damage. Student lost directional control on a crosswind landing. Veered off runway and nosed up. Minor damage to aircraft.
- [Incident 19810815049959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810815049959I), Aug 15, 1981: Cessna 172N (N733WK), Des Moines, IA, Substantial damage. Battery was low. Pilot had no assistance. Hand propped engine to start. Aircraft went through fence into borrow pit

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