# N737QG: 1977 Cessna 172N, 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 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: 17269587
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 7, 1977
- Certificate issued: August 16, 1989
- Last registry action: January 23, 1993
- Mode S code: A9E671
- Owner when cancelled: [Topsail Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOPSAIL%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Durham, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Durham)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.8841° N, 78.9348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27713, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737QG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=737QG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737QG-2013-05-07

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 ATL90LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA012), Oct 24, 1989: Cessna 172N (N737QG), Knightdale, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER GLIDE PATH TO THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN THE AIRPLANE COLLIDING WITH TREES WHILE MAKING AN APPROACH TO LANDING WITH NO ELECTRICAL POWER.

## 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 19891024042119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891024042119A), Oct 24, 1989: Cessna 172N (N737QG), Knightdale, NC, Substantial damage. Lost electric power, too low on no flap,night approach. Hit trees.
- [Incident 19880721049799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880721049799I), Jul 21, 1988: Cessna 172N (N737QG), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. During simulated forced landing,engine did not respond normally. Made forced landing on a sandbar and prop hit sand

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.