# N738NL: 1977 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2010-10-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 21, 2010
- Exported to: Brazil
- 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: 17270107
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 19, 1977
- Certificate issued: January 28, 2010
- Last registry action: January 28, 2010
- Mode S code: A9E9FA
- Owner when cancelled: [Woolie Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOOLIE%20ENTERPRISES%20INC)
- Location: [Oldsmar, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Oldsmar)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 28.0445° N, 82.6743° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 34677, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738NL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=738NL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738NL-2010-10-21

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 IAD00LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA006), Nov 15, 1999: Cessna 172N (N738NL), Hopedale, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: was the student pilot's improper flare that resulted in a bounced landing and the flight instructor's delay in taking remedial action.

## 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 19991115032329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991115032329A), Nov 15, 1999: Cessna 172N (N738NL), Hopedale, MA, Substantial damage. (.19) On November 15, 1999, a 0900 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172N, N738NL, sustained substantial damage during collision with terrain following a bounced…

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