# N734NB: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1995-05-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 10, 1995
- 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: 17268974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 7, 1987
- Last registry action: November 16, 1994
- Mode S code: A9DB15
- Owner when cancelled: [Garris William E Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GARRIS%20WILLIAM%20E%20JR)
- Location: [Winston Salem, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Winston%20Salem)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.0132° N, 80.1755° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27107, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N734NB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=734NB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734NB-1995-05-10

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 BFO95FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95FA001), Oct 9, 1994: Cessna 172N (N734NB), Fancy Gap, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate inflight planning and his failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance. Other related factors are: fog, rain, VFR flight into IMC, inexperience and mountainous terrain.

## 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 19941009034209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941009034209A), Oct 9, 1994: Cessna 172N (N734NB), Fancy Cap, VA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft crashed in a wooded area. (.4)the student pilot was on a return VFR flight after visiting family relatives when the aircraft encountered instrument…

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