# N739TL: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2005-09-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 14, 2005
- 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: 17270792
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 4, 1978
- Certificate issued: July 28, 1993
- Last registry action: July 19, 2005
- Mode S code: A9EE2E
- Owners when cancelled: [Eagle Micro Systems](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EAGLE%20MICRO%20SYSTEMS), [Hirsch David F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HIRSCH%20DAVID%20F), [Hirsch Michael I](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HIRSCH%20MICHAEL%20I)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 29.6127° N, 95.1188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77059, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739TL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=739TL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739TL-2005-09-14

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 FTW94FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA060), Jan 2, 1994: Cessna 172N (N739TL), Pearland, TX, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PILOT OF THE HAWK BM-4, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE TO SEE-AND-AVOID THE CESSNA 172. THE BM-4 PILOT'S NON-STANDARD PROCEDURE FOR ENTERING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN WAS A…

## 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 19940102000032A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940102000032A), Jan 2, 1994: Cessna 172N (N739TL), Houston, TX, Destroyed, 3 fatal. On final was overtaken and hit by plane that made an improper pattern entry. Both aircraft spun to impact together.

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