# N738BB: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1995-05-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 3, 1995
- 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: 17269839
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 1, 1980
- Last registry action: October 19, 1994
- Mode S code: A9E8DE
- Owner when cancelled: [Casey Frances P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CASEY%20FRANCES%20P)
- Location: [Leonard, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Leonard)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4022° N, 96.2386° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75452, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738BB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=738BB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738BB-1995-05-03

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 FTW89LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA165), Sep 17, 1989: Cessna 172N (N738BB), Waxahachie, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE #3 EXHAUST VALVE DUE TO EXPOSURE TO OVERTEMPERATURE OPERATING CONDITIONS.

## 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 19890916035179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890916035179A), Sep 16, 1989: Cessna 172N (N738BB), Waxahachie, TX, Substantial damage. Rough engine,overshot runway on forced landing. Nosed over in soft field. Broken exhaust valve. Engine run too lean.

## Other aircraft with N738BB

- [Cancelled 2022-12-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738BB-2022-12-03): Parrot AR DRONE 2.0, S/N PS721003AG3 K040305. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [University Of North Georgia](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNIVERSITY%20OF%20NORTH%20GEORGIA), [Dahlonega, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Dahlonega)

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