# N738JR: 1977 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2003-01-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 10, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 17270018
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 12, 1977
- Certificate issued: October 16, 2001
- Last registry action: October 16, 2001
- Mode S code: A9E99B
- Owner when cancelled: [U R Soaring LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/U%20R%20SOARING%20LLC)
- Location: [Charlottesville, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Charlottesville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.0877° N, 78.5527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 22901, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738JR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=738JR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738JR-2003-01-10

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 IAD02FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02FA088), Aug 19, 2002: Cessna 172N (N738JR), Stanardsville, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient altitude/clearance while descending over mountainous terrain. A factor was the night lighting 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 20020818023969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020818023969A), Aug 18, 2002: Cessna 172N (N738JR), Stanardsville, VA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (.19) On August 18, 2002, about 2050 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N738JR, was substantially damaged when it collided with trees and mountainous…

## Other aircraft with N738JR

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738JR): Cessna 337H, S/N 33701878

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