# N738AP: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1991-01-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 26, 1991
- 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: 17269827
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 27, 1990
- Last registry action: August 28, 1990
- Mode S code: A9E8D1
- Owner when cancelled: [Global Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOBAL%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Sandwich, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Sandwich)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.6486° N, 88.6331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60548, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738AP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=738AP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738AP-1991-01-26

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 CHI91LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA017), Oct 27, 1990: Cessna 172 (N738AP), Portage, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PIC BECAME LOST AND DISORIENTATED AND PERFORMED A PREMATURE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.

## 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.

- [Accident 19901027047139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901027047139A), Oct 27, 1990: Cessna 172N (N738AP), Portage, WI, Substantial damage. Lost electrical at night. Collapsed nose gear landing on road and nosed over loose battery wire and alternator field
- [Incident 19840628039279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840628039279I), Jun 28, 1984: Cessna 172N (N738AP), Richmond, VA. Encountered thunderstorm activity. Lost control of aircraft. Recovered from spin. Vectored to airport.

## Other aircraft with N738AP

- [Cancelled 2005-07-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738AP-2005-07-26): Boeing 737-281, S/N 21766. Exported to Indonesia. Owner: [Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20BANK%20NORTHWEST%20NA%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)

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