# N739AH: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1997-09-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 19, 1997
- 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: 17270386
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 18, 1983
- Last registry action: October 25, 1996
- Mode S code: A9EC82
- Owner when cancelled: [Fort Meade Flying Activity](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FORT%20MEADE%20FLYING%20ACTIVITY)
- Location: [Fort Meade, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Fort%20Meade)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0985° N, 76.7455° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20755, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739AH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=739AH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739AH-1997-09-19

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 IAD97LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA063), Apr 9, 1997: Cessna 172N (N739AH), Annapolis, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to raise the flaps during the go-around. Factors involved were the high wind conditions and the pilot's failure to remove the carburetor heat.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19970409005499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970409005499A), Apr 9, 1997: Cessna 172N (N739AH), Anapolis, MD, Substantial damage. Aircraft was attempting go around on runway 30 when it crashed in a corn field.
- [Incident 19940616026319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940616026319I), Jun 16, 1994: Cessna 172N (N739AH), Ft Meade, MD. Student with CFI veered off runway on landing. Struck runway light.

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