# N738PL: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1986-08-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 25, 1986
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17270130
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 3, 1980
- Mode S code: A9EA13
- Owner when cancelled: [Altadonna Frank J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALTADONNA%20FRANK%20J)
- Location: [Mt Carmel, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Mt%20Carmel)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738PL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=738PL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738PL-1986-08-25

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 CHI86FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA029), Nov 17, 1985: Cessna 172N (N738PL), Mt Carmel, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19851116057479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851116057479A), Nov 16, 1985: Cessna 172N (N738PL), Mt Carmel, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft struck a tree as pilot buzzed his house. All 3 occupants had consumed a beer shortly before his flight.

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