# N734ML: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1985-09-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 26, 1985
- 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: 17268960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 16, 1984
- Mode S code: A9DB05
- Owner when cancelled: [Ascherl R J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ASCHERL%20R%20J)
- Location: [Strawn, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Strawn)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N734ML
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=734ML
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734ML-1985-09-26

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 CHI85FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA014), Oct 13, 1984: Cessna 172N (N734ML), Hoopeston, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19841012059029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841012059029A), Oct 12, 1984: Cessna 172N (N734ML), Hoopeston, IL, Destroyed. Aircraft impacted cornfield after encountering heavy rain. Dark night and lack of ground references a factor.

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