# N736RT: 1977 Cessna R172K, registration cancelled 2013-05-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 7, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: R1722735
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 14, 1977
- Certificate issued: April 14, 1988
- Last registry action: May 4, 1991
- Mode S code: A9E2DE
- Owner when cancelled: [Chitty Bill](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHITTY%20BILL)
- Location: [Carrizo Springs, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Carrizo%20Springs)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 28.5446° N, 99.8684° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78834, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N736RT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=736RT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N736RT-2013-05-07

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 FTW89FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA073), Mar 28, 1989: Cessna 172XP (N736RT), Hondo, TX, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO DEPART INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER AND HIS LACK OF INSTRUMENT TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE.

## 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 19890328004839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890328004839A), Mar 28, 1989: Cessna R172K (N736RT), Hondo, TX, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Struck powerlines at night while trying to fly under a thunderstrom. Ignored ATC advice to wait out frontal weather.

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