# N73859: 1976 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2017-07-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 7, 2017
- 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: 17267727
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 8, 1976
- Certificate issued: September 28, 1998
- Last registry action: October 31, 2001
- Mode S code: A9EBEC
- Owner when cancelled: [Desert Pacific Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DESERT%20PACIFIC%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Scottsdale, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Scottsdale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6079° N, 111.8892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85260, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73859
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73859
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73859-2017-07-07

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 LAX99LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA131), Mar 27, 1999: Cessna 172N (N73859), Scottsdale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft while retracting the flaps during a touch-and-go.

## 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 19990327002789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990327002789A), Mar 27, 1999: Cessna 172N (N73859), Scottsdale, AZ, Substantial damage. (.19) On March 27, 1999, at 0947 hours mountain standard time, a Cessna 172N, N73859, veered off runway 3 while practicing touch-and-go landings and struck a…

## Other aircraft with N73859

- [Cancelled 1962-03-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73859-1962-03-22): Douglas C-47, S/N 43-49196. Exported to Spain. Owner: [Charlotte Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHARLOTTE%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Charlotte, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Charlotte)

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