# N73920: 1976 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2003-02-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 25, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- 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: 17267745
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 30, 1976
- Certificate issued: October 12, 1990
- Last registry action: November 20, 2002
- Mode S code: A9EF31
- Owner when cancelled: [American Air Center Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AIR%20CENTER%20INC)
- Location: [Blaine, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Blaine)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.1637° N, 93.2504° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55434, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73920
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73920
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73920-2003-02-25

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 CHI92FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA059), Dec 17, 1991: Cessna 172N (N73920), Cumberland, WI, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL BY THE PILOT IN COMMND. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT ARE THE PILOT'S CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER, A BLOCKED PITOT STATIC SYSTEM, LACK OF TOTAL…

## 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 19911217063129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911217063129A), Dec 17, 1991: Cessna 172N (N73920), Cumberland, WI, Destroyed, 4 fatal. In snowstorm called mayday prior crash into woods. Air intake and pitot tube clogged by ice. Not current for IFR.

## Other aircraft with N73920

- [Cancelled 2008-05-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73920-2008-05-07): Hawker Beechcraft C90GT, S/N LJ-1840, built 2007. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20BANK%20NORTHWEST%20NA%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- [Cancelled 1966-06-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73920-1966-06-09): Bell 47G-3B-1, S/N 2808, built 1962. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Aero Boeing](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20BOEING), [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)

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