# N739CW: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1996-05-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 16, 1996
- 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: 17270446
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 28, 1990
- Last registry action: March 20, 1996
- Mode S code: A9ECC1
- Owner when cancelled: [Ventures](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VENTURES)
- Location: [Great Falls, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Great%20Falls)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 47.5112° N, 111.2772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59401, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739CW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=739CW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739CW-1996-05-16

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 (2)

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 SEA94LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA113), Apr 30, 1994: Cessna 172N (N739CW), Monarch, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: POOR IN FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS DOWNDRAFTS.
- [NTSB SEA78DTA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DTA22), Sep 7, 1978: Cessna 172 (N739CW), Red Lodge, MT, substantial damage

## 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 19940430009689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940430009689A), Apr 30, 1994: Cessna 172N (N739CW), Monarch, MT, Substantial damage. Flying low over trees in a valley. Downdraft forced aircraft into the trees.
- [Accident 19780907026099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780907026099A), Sep 7, 1978: Cessna 172D (N739CW), Red Lodge, MT, Substantial damage. Density alt 8000FT. Tstm in area.

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