# N738QZ: 1977 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2012-10-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 16, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- 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: 17270167
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 6, 1978
- Certificate issued: March 29, 2005
- Last registry action: June 13, 2008
- Mode S code: A9EA39
- Owner when cancelled: [Sherman Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHERMAN%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Fairfield, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Fairfield)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.8825° N, 74.3046° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 07004, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738QZ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=738QZ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738QZ-2012-10-16

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 97ZZZX2659](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX2659), May 14, 1997: PUSHROD. FAILED. BALL END OF PUSHROD BROKEN OFF. SUBITTER STATED A POSSIBLE MANUFACTURE MACHINING DEFECT.

## 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 ERA10LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA322), Jun 20, 2010: Cessna 172N (N738QZ), West Milford, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s control interference which resulted in a landing with a higher than normal airspeed, and the commercial pilot’s failure to initiate a go-around to avoid the runway overrun.

## 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 20100620035829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100620035829A), Jun 20, 2010: Cessna 172N (N738QZ), West Milford, NJ, Substantial damage. On 6/20/10 at approximately 1603 local time, N738QZ over shot runway 24 during a landing attempt, went through a fence and down a 30FT rock enbankment. 604FT…

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