# N739YG: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1992-01-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 24, 1992
- 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: 17270908
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 12, 1990
- Last registry action: June 14, 1990
- Mode S code: A9EEA7
- Owner when cancelled: [Novo Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NOVO%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8239° N, 118.1113° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90808, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739YG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=739YG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739YG-1992-01-24

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 LAX91LA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA383), Sep 5, 1991: Cessna 172 (N739YG), Arroyo Grande, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER ALTITUDE, AND CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.

## 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 19910905037959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910905037959A), Sep 5, 1991: Cessna 172N (N739YG), Oceana, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Lost control and crashed maneuvering in IMC wear airport. Was advised VFR not recommended. Airmets in efect.

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