# N734VL: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1995-08-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 19, 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: 17269148
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 13, 1988
- Last registry action: March 16, 1995
- Mode S code: A9DBCD
- Owner when cancelled: [Hightower Harley H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HIGHTOWER%20HARLEY%20H)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.2200° N, 149.8578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99501, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N734VL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=734VL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734VL-1995-08-19

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 ANC92LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA166), Sep 13, 1992: Cessna 172N (N734VL), Seldovia, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PERFORM A GO AROUND WHEN A TAIL WIND WAS ENCOUNTERED PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE TAILWIND AND THE DOWNDRAFT.

## 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 19920913036499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920913036499A), Sep 13, 1992: Cessna 172N (N734VL), Seldovia, AK, Substantial damage. Wind shifted to tailwind on landing. Tried to go around but settled into soft ground and nosed over.

## Other aircraft with N734VL

- [Cancelled 2019-09-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734VL-2019-09-06): DJI PHANTOM 2 VISION +, S/N PH645337009 V2.0. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Leichner Art J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEICHNER%20ART%20J), [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)

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