# N738BC: 1977 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2003-10-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 25, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 17269840
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 2, 1977
- Certificate issued: June 17, 1999
- Last registry action: August 19, 2003
- Mode S code: A9E8DF
- Owners when cancelled: [M & S Air Supply Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/M%20%26%20S%20AIR%20SUPPLY%20INC%20DBA), [Security Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SECURITY%20AVIATION)
- Location: [Hawthorne, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Hawthorne)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.9137° N, 118.3509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90250, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738BC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=738BC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738BC-2003-10-25

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 LAX02FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA056), Dec 25, 2001: Cessna 172N (N738BC), San Clemente, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due to a loss of magneto to engine timing resulting from stress corrosion crack induced fracture, and separation of the magneto impulse coupling spring.

## 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 20011225036929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011225036929A), Dec 25, 2001: Cessna 172N (N738BC), Carlsbad, CA, No damage, 2 fatal. (.19) On December 25, 2001, at 1506 hours pacific standard time, a Cessna 172N, N738BC, reported engine problems and ditched in the pacific ocean about…

## Other aircraft with N738BC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738BC): Zipline International P2 ZIP, S/N 18736P21039

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