# N738SZ: 1977 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2019-01-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 14, 2019
- 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: 17270213
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 25, 1978
- Certificate issued: August 1, 2000
- Last registry action: July 16, 2015
- Mode S code: A9EA6B
- Owner when cancelled: [Sexton Thomas G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SEXTON%20THOMAS%20G)
- Location: [Pelzer, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Pelzer)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.6387° N, 82.4125° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29669, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738SZ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=738SZ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738SZ-2019-01-14

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 ATL97LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA140), Sep 25, 1997: Cessna 172N (N738SZ), Greenville, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper use of the elevator control and delayed liftoff during takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent porpoise, collision with the runway, and collapse of the nose gear as he aborted…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19970925029009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970925029009A), Sep 25, 1997: Cessna 172N (N738SZ), Greenville, SC, Substantial damage. Aircraft began to porpoise on takeoff. Pilot aborted. Landing nose gear first result in nose gear collapse, nose ov (-23) on t.o. aircraft porpoised. Nose…
- [Incident 19880407017449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880407017449I), Apr 7, 1988: Cessna 172 (N738SZ), China Hill Ag, GA, Minor damage. Wind gust flipped aircraft over during taxi to the ramp. Wind gust reported up to 40 knots.

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