# N737AD: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1981-12-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 17, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17269261
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 15, 1977
- Mode S code: A9E510
- Owner when cancelled: [Interstate Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTERSTATE%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Plainville, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Plainville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737AD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=737AD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737AD-1981-12-17

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 NYC80FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA068), Aug 11, 1980: Cessna 172 (N737AD), Burlington, CT, destroyed, 3 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 19800811066249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800811066249A), Aug 11, 1980: Cessna 172N (N737AD), Burlington, CT, Destroyed, 2 fatal. VFR pilot struck trees flying in adverse weather. Clouds & fog at tree-top level. Advised VFR not recommended.

## Other aircraft with N737AD

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737AD): American Champion 8KCAB, S/N 941-2003, built 2004

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