# N739EC: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1992-10-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 27, 1992
- 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: 17270476
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 10, 1985
- Last registry action: January 31, 1991
- Mode S code: A9ECE1
- Owner when cancelled: [Baron Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARON%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Cleveland, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Cleveland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.5202° N, 81.6786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 44114, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739EC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=739EC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739EC-1992-10-27

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 NYC91LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA121), Apr 27, 1991: Cessna 172 (N739EC), Meadville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND THE SUBSEQUENT EMERGENCY FORCED LANDING IN ROUGH TERRAIN. A FACTOR RELATING TO 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 19910427012839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910427012839A), Apr 27, 1991: Cessna 172N (N739EC), Meadville, PA, Substantial damage. Engine quit. Nosed over landing. Conditions good for carb icing.

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