# N738AQ: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1994-12-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 30, 1994
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17269828
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 29, 1982
- Last registry action: October 19, 1994
- Mode S code: A9E8D2
- Owner when cancelled: [Wurscher David L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WURSCHER%20DAVID%20L)
- Location: [Bremerton, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Bremerton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.5911° N, 122.6165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98310, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738AQ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=738AQ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738AQ-1994-12-30

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 SEA90LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA199), Sep 29, 1990: Cessna 172N (N738AQ), Neilton, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE CREW TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM THE TERRAIN. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE MOUNTAINOUS AND BOX CANYON TERRAIN.

## 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 19900929043999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900929043999A), Sep 29, 1990: Cessna 172N (N738AQ), Neilton, WA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Flew into narrow tree covered box canyon. Struck trees crashed and burned. Dual for state low altitude search.

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