# N738YV: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1992-08-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 31, 1992
- 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: 17270350
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 29, 1991
- Last registry action: July 2, 1991
- Mode S code: A9EAFD
- Owner when cancelled: [Glassman Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLASSMAN%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Chevy Chase, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Chevy%20Chase)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9834° N, 77.0793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20815, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738YV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=738YV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738YV-1992-08-31

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 NYC92FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FA093), Jun 1, 1992: Cessna 172N (N738YV), Brookeville, MD, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (PIC/CFI) IN THE CESSNA 172, HIS MISJUDGEMENT OF DISTANCE BETWEEN THE TWO AIRPLANES, AND INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY BOTH PILOTS IN THE…

## 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 19920601017341A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920601017341A), Jun 1, 1992: Cessna 172N (N738YV), Brookeville, MD, Destroyed, 3 fatal. While trying to position behind company N4445R struck the aircraft on right side. Lost wing section and spun in.

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