# N737ZY: 1977 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2013-09-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 26, 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: 17269813
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 26, 1977
- Certificate issued: March 2, 1990
- Last registry action: March 18, 2008
- Mode S code: A9E762
- Owner when cancelled: [American Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Dunn Loring, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Dunn%20Loring)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8949° N, 77.2230° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 22027, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737ZY
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=737ZY
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737ZY-2013-09-26

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 FTW94LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA083), Feb 16, 1994: Cessna 172N (N737ZY), Georgetown, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A CARBURETOR ICING INDUCED POWER LOSS DUE TO THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT IN CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARBURETOR ICING. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN ONTO WHICH A FORCED…

## 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 19940216002569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940216002569A), Feb 16, 1994: Cessna 172N (N737ZY), Georgetown, AR, Substantial damage. Lost power circling to find private strip. Elected land on road. Wing hit telephone pole. Went into ditch. Carb ice

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