# N738XX: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1986-09-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 10, 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: 17270328
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 23, 1986
- Mode S code: A9EAE6
- Owner when cancelled: [Hartley Daniel B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARTLEY%20DANIEL%20B)
- Location: [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738XX
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=738XX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738XX-1986-09-10

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 SEA86FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86FA054), Feb 9, 1986: Cessna 172N (N738XX), Renton, WA, destroyed

## 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 19860209029579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860209029579A), Feb 9, 1986: Cessna 172N (N738XX), Renton, WA, Destroyed. Throttle knob shaft separated from cable. Butterfly valve off of carburetor. Hit trees landing with full throttle.

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