# N738CS: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1998-04-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 29, 1998
- 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: 17269877
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 24, 1989
- Last registry action: March 18, 1998
- Mode S code: A9E906
- Owner when cancelled: [Three Bs Aero](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THREE%20BS%20AERO)
- Location: [D Hanis, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/D%20Hanis)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.2853° N, 99.3292° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78850, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738CS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=738CS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738CS-1998-04-29

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 CHI96LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA156), May 13, 1996: Cessna 172N (N738CS), Crystal Lake, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot not flying a proper glidepath for the displaced runway threshold.

## 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 19960513010329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960513010329A), May 13, 1996: Cessna 172N (N738CS), Lake In The Hil, IL, Substantial damage. Too low on approach struck top of truck on road off threshold of runway. (-23) on Monday, may 13, 1996, Cessna N738CS, sn 17269877, model 172N, piloted by…

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