# N738WD: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2001-04-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 24, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17270287
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 28, 1996
- Last registry action: April 17, 2001
- Mode S code: A9EABB
- Owner when cancelled: [Skobin Import & Export Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKOBIN%20IMPORT%20%26%20EXPORT%20CO%20INC)
- Location: [Fort Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Lauderdale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.0870° N, 80.1530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33315, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738WD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=738WD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738WD-2001-04-24

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 ATL00LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA066), Jun 24, 2000: Cessna 172N (N738WD), Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the pilot failed to use carburetor heat during the descent.

## 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 20000624014139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000624014139A), Jun 24, 2000: Cessna 172N (N738WD), Atlanic Ocean, Destroyed. (-23) On June 24, 2000, at 0815 EDT, Cessna 172N, N738WD ditched into the atlantic Ocean 35 miles east of ft lauderdale, FL. A/c operated under part 91 with…

## Other aircraft with N738WD

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738WD): Agairobot AG200, S/N AAR20132001

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