# N739WD: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1982-08-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 24, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17270857
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 14, 1978
- Mode S code: A9EE72
- Owner when cancelled: [Solomon Distributing Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOLOMON%20DISTRIBUTING%20CO%20INC)
- Location: [Roxboro, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Roxboro)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739WD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=739WD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739WD-1982-08-24

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 ATL81FLJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLJ14), Jul 24, 1981: Cessna 172N (N739WD), Roxboro, NC, destroyed

## 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 19810724048879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810724048879A), Jul 24, 1981: Cessna 172N (N739WD), Roxboro, NC, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted downwind, overgross takeoff from rough sod strip. Aircraft stalled, hit tree and crashed.

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