# N736YG: 1978 Cessna R172K, registration cancelled 2012-09-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 6, 2012
- 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: R1722889
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 10, 1978
- Certificate issued: October 22, 1990
- Last registry action: September 22, 1995
- Mode S code: A9E382
- Owner when cancelled: [Lafuan Sandra](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAFUAN%20SANDRA)
- Location: [Farmers Branch, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Farmers%20Branch)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9249° N, 96.8881° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75234, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N736YG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=736YG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N736YG-2012-09-06

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 FTW89LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA162), Sep 5, 1989: Cessna 172K (N736YG), Midlothian, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO COMPENSATE FOR THE CROSSWIND CONDITION, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND COLLISION WITH A TREE.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19890904033689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890904033689A), Sep 4, 1989: Cessna 172K (N736YG), Midolothian, TX, Substantial damage. Allowed aircraft to veer off runway during a crosswind landing. Struck a mesquite tree.
- [Incident 19880920062789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880920062789I), Sep 20, 1988: Cessna R172K (N736YG), Summerdale, AL, Minor damage. Forced landing in a field due to fuel exhaustion. Found a crack in seam of fuel tank. Fuel leaked out.

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