# N739GM: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1993-06-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 16, 1993
- 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: 17270532
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 16, 1990
- Last registry action: May 19, 1993
- Mode S code: A9ED1C
- Owners when cancelled: [Hafford Mark T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAFFORD%20MARK%20T), [Hafford Shirley A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAFFORD%20SHIRLEY%20A)
- Location: [North Berwick, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/North%20Berwick)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.3523° N, 70.7794° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 03906, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739GM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=739GM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739GM-1993-06-16

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 BFO92LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA074), May 22, 1992: Cessna 172N (N739GM), St Francis, ME, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL. THE WIND CONDITION WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## 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 19920522016289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920522016289A), May 22, 1992: Cessna 172N (N739GM), St Francis, ME, Substantial damage. Leveled off at 30 feet AGL to look at runway. Dropped nose first to impact. Blamed windshear.

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