# N738WX: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1986-01-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 2, 1986
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17270304
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 29, 1979
- Mode S code: A9EACD
- Owner when cancelled: [Nass Walter P Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NASS%20WALTER%20P%20JR)
- Location: [Gilford, NH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NH/Gilford)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738WX
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=738WX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738WX-1986-01-02

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 NYC80FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA017), Dec 30, 1979: Cessna 172N (N738WX), Lindenhurst, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19791230037969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791230037969A), Dec 30, 1979: Cessna 172N (N738WX), Lindenhurst, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Stalled & crashed into trees & houses on second, trying to make night landing at strange airport.

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