# N737GY: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1991-09-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 20, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17269418
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 28, 1986
- Last registry action: August 23, 1989
- Mode S code: A9E5B9
- Owners when cancelled: [Goar Robert H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOAR%20ROBERT%20H), [Goar John G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOAR%20JOHN%20G)
- Location: [Newark, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Newark)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 37.5039° N, 122.0323° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94560, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737GY
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=737GY
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737GY-1991-09-20

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 LAX91LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA183), Apr 27, 1991: Cessna 172N (N737GY), Grass Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS RESULTING IN AN ON GROUND LOSS OF CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENT ON GROUND COLLISION WITH A…

## 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 19910427012829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910427012829A), Apr 27, 1991: Cessna 172N (N737GY), Grass Valley, CA, Substantial damage. Reported sudden crosswind gust caused aircraft to weather vane. Lost control. Ran off runway into a ditch.

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