# N737YY: 1977 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2008-06-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 3, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- 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: 17269789
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 21, 1977
- Certificate issued: April 18, 1983
- Last registry action: January 2, 2008
- Mode S code: A9E749
- Owner when cancelled: [Tar Heel Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TAR%20HEEL%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Jacksonville, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Jacksonville)
- Physical address: [Richlands, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Richlands)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.7541° N, 77.4302° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, NC, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737YY
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=737YY
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737YY-2008-06-03

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 97ZZZX1231](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX1231), Mar 11, 1997: SPAR. CRACKED. CRACKS FROM FORWARD CENTER LIGHTNING HOLE UP AND DOWN THROUGH SPAR, DOUBLER, UPPER AND LOWER ANGLES AND UPPER-LOWER HORIZONTAL SKINS RUNNING AFT. SUBMITTER SUGG

## 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.

- [Incident 19991030036429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991030036429I), Oct 30, 1999: Cessna 172N (N737YY), Southport, NC, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot reported that, while cruising at 1000 ft. AGL, the engine quit. The pilot made an emergency landing in a construction area approximately 2…
- [Incident 19950707027709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950707027709I), Jul 7, 1995: Cessna 172N (N737YY), Morehead, NC, Minor damage. Touch and go for currency. Landed midfield. Ran off end of runway.

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