# N737QQ: 1977 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2018-08-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 10, 2018
- 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: 17269595
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 22, 1977
- Certificate issued: March 26, 2012
- Last registry action: October 15, 2014
- Mode S code: A9E679
- Owner when cancelled: [Sunwest Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUNWEST%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Santa Ynez, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Ynez)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.6733° N, 119.7437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93460, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737QQ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=737QQ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737QQ-2018-08-10

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 WPR17FA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA196), Sep 7, 2017: Cessna 172N (N737QQ), Bolinas, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The non-instrument rated private pilot's improper decision to embark on a flight and continue to fly into forecasted instrument meteorological conditions and mountain obscuration while conducting 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 20170907021909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170907021909A), Sep 7, 2017: Cessna 172N (N737QQ), Bolinas Ca, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On September 7, 2017, at approximately 1400 pacific daylight time (PDT), Cessna 172N, N737QQ impacted trees near point reyes bird observatory, Bolinas,…

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