# N737WD: 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: 17269724
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 2, 1977
- Certificate issued: April 28, 1993
- Last registry action: May 8, 1998
- Mode S code: A9E704
- Owners when cancelled: [Duncan Rudolph H DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUNCAN%20RUDOLPH%20H%20DBA), [Duncan Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUNCAN%20AVIATION)
- Location: [Tucker, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Tucker)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8541° N, 84.2162° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30084, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737WD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=737WD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737WD-2013-05-07

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 ATL98FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98FA060), Apr 4, 1998: Cessna 172N (N737WD), Marietta, GA, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of both pilots to see and avoid conflicting traffic, and the failure of the 172 pilot to operate the transponder as required by current regulations. Factors were the controller's failure…

## 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 19980404005471A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980404005471A), Apr 4, 1998: Cessna 172N (N737WD), Marieita, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Passing thru atl area VFR no transponder nor on ATC ffc. Collided with citation N111LR on climbout. Both crashed.(.4) a Cessna 525 and a Cessna 172 collided in…

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