# N73840: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1977-01-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 25, 1977
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17267713
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 6, 1977
- Mode S code: A9EBC0
- Owner when cancelled: [Guest John Creighton](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GUEST%20JOHN%20CREIGHTON)
- Location: [Ft Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ft%20Lauderdale)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73840
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73840
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73840-1977-01-25

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 MIA77FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FA021), Dec 28, 1976: Cessna 172N (N73840), Chiefland, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19761228040269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761228040269A), Dec 28, 1976: Cessna 172N (N73840), Chiefland, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Wind gusting 20K

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