# N738HZ: 1977 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2013-02-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 21, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 17270002
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 7, 1977
- Last registry action: November 28, 1986
- Mode S code: A9E98A
- Location: [Brookhaven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Brookhaven)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8665° N, 75.3915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19015, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738HZ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=738HZ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738HZ-2013-02-21

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 NYC86LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA236), Sep 14, 1986: Cessna 172N (N738HZ), Pedricktown, NJ, substantial damage

## 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 19860914045069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860914045069A), Sep 14, 1986: Cessna 172N (N738HZ), Pedrictown, NJ, Substantial damage. Wind gust on takeoff. Exited runway into a ditch and flipped over. Crossing component a factor. Pilot skill also.

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