# N739DN: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1980-09-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 29, 1980
- 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: 17270462
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 8, 1979
- Mode S code: A9ECD2
- Owner when cancelled: [Brown Ruth Q](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROWN%20RUTH%20Q)
- Location: [Alliance, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Alliance)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739DN
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=739DN
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739DN-1980-09-29

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 MKC79FCJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCJ04), Dec 19, 1978: Cessna 172 (N739DN), Oshkosh, NE, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19781219041709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781219041709A), Dec 19, 1978: Cessna 172D (N739DN), Oshkosh, NE, Substantial damage. Pilot rcvd wx info by phone from destination airport operator.

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