# N739UE: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2025-02-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 11, 2025
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 17270810
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 12, 1979
- Certificate issued: January 12, 2024
- Last registry action: January 12, 2024
- Mode S code: A9EE41
- Owner when cancelled: [American Patrols Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20PATROLS%20INC)
- Location: [Midland, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Midland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 31.8470° N, 101.9695° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79706, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739UE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=739UE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739UE-2025-02-11

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 WPR24LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA095), Feb 26, 2024: Cessna 172N (N739UE), Casper, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while taxiing with a crosswind.

## 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.

- [Incident 20201005016629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201005016629I), Oct 5, 2020: Cessna 172N (N739UE), Elkhart, IN, Minor damage. On or about October 5, 2020, at approximately 1240 EDT, a 1978 Cessna 172N, a fixed-wing single-engine airplane bearing the registration of N739UE (sn:…

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