# N739ZV: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2004-04-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 1, 2004
- 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: 17270945
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 15, 1978
- Certificate issued: October 9, 2001
- Last registry action: October 9, 2001
- Mode S code: A9EECD
- Owner when cancelled: [D Gordon Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/D%20GORDON%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739ZV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=739ZV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739ZV-2004-04-01

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 LAX02LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA269), Aug 31, 2002: Cessna 172N (N739ZV), Lakeside, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the engine to respond for undetermined reasons. Also causal was the student's decision to continue the simulated emergency maneuver to an altitude that was insufficient to allow for…
- [NTSB LAX91LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA063), Dec 30, 1990: Cessna 172 (N739ZV), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: BOTH PILOTS USED POOR VISUAL LOOKOUT PROCEDURES.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20020831025069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020831025069A), Aug 31, 2002: Cessna 172N (N739ZV), Lakeside, CA, Substantial damage. (.19) On August 31, 2002, about 1020 pacific daylight time, a Cessna 172, N739ZV, made an off-airport landing in Lakeside, California, following a loss of…
- [Accident 19901230056452A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901230056452A), Dec 30, 1990: Cessna 172N (N739ZV), Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. Taxiing on intersecting taxiways was struck at intersection by N3567H on its left entering taxiway and failed yield

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