# N738HB: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1997-05-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 20, 1997
- 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: 17269980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 23, 1993
- Last registry action: March 19, 1997
- Mode S code: A9E974
- Owner when cancelled: [Meridian Voyager Ltd Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MERIDIAN%20VOYAGER%20LTD%20CO)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7236° N, 75.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19801, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738HB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=738HB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738HB-1997-05-20

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 MIA95WA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95WA059), Jan 17, 1995: Cessna 172N (N738HB), Nevis Island, WN, destroyed

## 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 19950117000569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950117000569A), Jan 17, 1995: Cessna 172N (N738HB), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Destroyed. Aircraft stalled on takeoff and hit trees.
- [Incident 19911027061429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911027061429I), Oct 27, 1991: Cessna 172N (N738HB), Van Nuys, CA. Engine lost power on climb. Emergency landing on hospital grounds. Carburetor problem.

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