# N737WZ: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1993-04-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 30, 1993
- 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: 17269743
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 19, 1988
- Last registry action: September 24, 1991
- Mode S code: A9E718
- Owner when cancelled: [Mccarthy Desmond E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCCARTHY%20DESMOND%20E)
- Location: [Palmdale, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Palmdale)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.5896° N, 118.2274° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93551, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737WZ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=737WZ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737WZ-1993-04-30

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 LAX93FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA046), Nov 20, 1992: Cessna 172N (N737WZ), Tehachapi, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO CRUISE AT AN ALTITUDE INADEQUATE TO ENSURE TERRAIN CLEARANCE. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN A PREFLIGHT WEATHER BRIEFING, THE…

## 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 19921119047549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921119047549A), Nov 19, 1992: Cessna 172N (N737WZ), Techachapi, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Flew into a cloud obscured mountain. Dark night on a VFR flight plan. Survived crash but died prior to rescue.

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