# N739NS: 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: 17270679
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 27, 1978
- Certificate issued: October 11, 2001
- Last registry action: October 16, 2007
- Mode S code: A9EDB7
- Owner when cancelled: [Glendale Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLENDALE%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Glendale, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Glendale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.5292° N, 112.3094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85307, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739NS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=739NS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739NS-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 (2)

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 LAX03LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA152), May 17, 2003: Cessna 172N (N739NS), Payson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, failure to retract the flaps during an aborted landing attempt, failure to maintain an adequate airspeed, and failure to maintain directional…
- [NTSB LAX02LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA084), Feb 13, 2002: Cessna 172N (N739NS), Glendale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot of the landing airplane failed to maintain directional control resulting in the on-ground collission.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20030517011949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030517011949A), May 17, 2003: Cessna 172N (N739NS), Payson, AZ, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot flew from glendale, AZ. To Payson. On landing the aircraft bounced repeatedly, it drifted to the right of runway 24 into the dirt on the north side…
- [Accident 20020213001189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020213001189A), Feb 13, 2002: Cessna 172N (N739NS), Glendale, AZ, Substantial damage. (.19) On February 13, 2002, at 0917 mountain standard time, a Cessna 172S, N299ME, veered off runway 01 during landing and collided on the ground with a…

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