# N736FW: 1977 Cessna R172K, registration cancelled 2017-02-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 4, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna R172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (registry code 2072431)
- Engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17), [TCDS E1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: R1722501
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: February 17, 1978
- Last registry action: February 18, 1978
- Mode S code: A9E1E7
- Owners when cancelled: [Stetson Joe R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STETSON%20JOE%20R), [Steckel Geoffrey W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STECKEL%20GEOFFREY%20W)
- Location: [Newton, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Newton)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 42.3318° N, 71.2084° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newton, MA, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N736FW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=736FW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N736FW-2017-02-04

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 R172K: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k.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 NYC79FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA024), Feb 23, 1979: Cessna 172K (N736FW), Dover Plains, NY, destroyed, 2 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 19790223008379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790223008379A), Feb 23, 1979: Cessna R172K (N736FW), Dover Plains, NJ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft on IFR approach VOR inbound collided with a mountain. Radio tuned to wrong VOR.

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