# N739HG: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2013-05-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 7, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 17270551
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 11, 1978
- Certificate issued: October 11, 1978
- Last registry action: August 3, 1991
- Mode S code: A9ED30
- Owners when cancelled: [Faw Bruce D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FAW%20BRUCE%20D), [Faw Roberta M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FAW%20ROBERTA%20M)
- Location: [Huntington Bch, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Huntington%20Bch)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6610° N, 117.9679° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92646, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739HG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=739HG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739HG-2013-05-07

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 (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 LAX79FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA013), Nov 12, 1978: Cessna 172N (N739HG), Sn Jun Cpstrn, CA, 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 19781112044429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781112044429A), Nov 12, 1978: Cessna 172D (N739HG), Sn Jun Cpstrn, CA, Destroyed. Plt dependent on demoral. Diazepam & its metabolite,morphine,codeietected in toxicology.

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