# N737EJ: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2008-11-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 5, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17269358
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 21, 2002
- Certificate issued: October 1, 2002
- Last registry action: October 21, 2008
- Mode S code: A9E579
- Owners when cancelled: [Reinke William A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REINKE%20WILLIAM%20A), [Reinke Cecilia](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REINKE%20CECILIA)
- Location: [La Habra, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/La%20Habra)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.9427° N, 117.9525° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90631, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737EJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=737EJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737EJ-2008-11-05

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 LAX08FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08FA049), Jan 20, 2008: Cessna 172N (N737EJ), Corona, CA, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of both pilots to see and avoid the other airplane.

## 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 20080120010451A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080120010451A), Jan 20, 2008: Cessna 172N (N737EJ), Corona, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Mid air collision between CE-150 and CE-172. All four occupants killed, in addition to one person on ground fatally injured. (-23 amendment) midair…

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