# N739EW: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2004-08-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 28, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 17270494
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 17, 1978
- Certificate issued: November 9, 1988
- Last registry action: July 20, 2004
- Mode S code: A9ECF3
- Owner when cancelled: [Flymasters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLYMASTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Franklin, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Franklin)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.8849° N, 86.9541° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37064, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739EW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=739EW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739EW-2004-08-28

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 MIA99LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA148), May 4, 1999: Cessna 172N (N739EW), Eagleville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The dual's student failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from the wire during takeoff/initial climb. Also causal was the certified flight instructor's inadequate supervision.

## 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 19990504004579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990504004579A), May 4, 1999: Cessna 172N (N739EW), Eagleville, TN, Substantial damage. Pilot was practicing emergency landings and recovery when the acft struck a guy wire at the departure end of the rwy and crash landed about 100 feet from the…

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