# N739ZE: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2017-02-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 6, 2017
- 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: 17270930
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: July 5, 1978
- Certificate issued: September 23, 2014
- Last registry action: June 17, 2016
- Mode S code: A9EEBE
- Owner when cancelled: [Libra Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LIBRA%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.1712° N, 115.2093° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89107, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739ZE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=739ZE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739ZE-2017-02-06

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (2)

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 WPR16FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FAMS1), May 28, 2016: Cessna 172N (N739ZE), Avalon, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Undetermined because the airplane was not located.
- [NTSB LAX80DXQ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DXQ09), Aug 15, 1979: Cessna 172 (N739ZE), Mammoth Lakes, CA, substantial damage

## 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 19790815030459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790815030459A), Aug 15, 1979: Cessna 172 (N739ZE), Mammoth Lakes, CA, Substantial damage. Student pilot in first solo, bounced on landing. Attempted go around. Veered off rwy into fence.

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