# N739PP: 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: 17270699
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 5, 1978
- Certificate issued: May 27, 1980
- Last registry action: July 17, 2007
- Mode S code: A9EDCD
- Owner when cancelled: [Mccomb Kenneth J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCCOMB%20KENNETH%20J)
- Location: [Flint, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Flint)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.0547° N, 83.7437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48504, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739PP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=739PP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739PP-2013-05-07

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 CHI80FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FA063), Aug 10, 1980: Cessna 172 (N739PP), Bois Blanc Is, MI, destroyed, 2 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 19800810034689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800810034689A), Aug 10, 1980: Cessna 172N (N739PP), Bois Blank Isla, MI, Destroyed. Pilot had consumed alcohol prior to flight. Performed loops at low altitude. Failed to recover.

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