# N738RQ: 1977 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2018-01-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 8, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 17270181
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: February 23, 2012
- Last registry action: February 23, 2012
- Mode S code: A9EA49
- Owner when cancelled: [Jlinn Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JLINN%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Crandall, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Crandall)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.6149° N, 96.4444° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75114, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738RQ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=738RQ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738RQ-2018-01-08

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 CEN13CA450](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA450), Jul 31, 2013: Cessna 172N (N738RQ), Mesquite, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot failed to maintain directional control during the touch-and-go landing and during the subsequent aborted takeoff during crosswind 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 20130731025499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130731025499A), Jul 31, 2013: Cessna 172N (N738RQ), Mesquite, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft ran off the side of runway 17 after landing. Traveled approximately ¼ mile in the grass until it struck a small ditch snapping the nose gear off and…

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