# N738UK: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2013-08-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 28, 2013
- 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: 17270246
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 28, 1978
- Certificate issued: November 18, 1980
- Last registry action: January 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A9EA8F
- Owner when cancelled: [Shelby Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHELBY%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Boiling Springs, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Boiling%20Springs)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.2471° N, 81.6707° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28017, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738UK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=738UK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738UK-2013-08-28

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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

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