# N7438X: 1960 Cessna 172B, registration cancelled 2014-11-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 17, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406)
- Engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17247938
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 31, 1960
- Certificate issued: February 11, 1982
- Last registry action: May 14, 1988
- Mode S code: AA0135
- Owner when cancelled: [Green Valley Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GREEN%20VALLEY%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Granite Falls, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Granite%20Falls)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.9392° N, 121.9940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98290, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7438X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7438X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7438X-2014-11-17

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 172B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b.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 SEA81DYE38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYE38), Aug 25, 1981: Cessna 172A (N7438X), Port Townsend, WA, 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 19810825069679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810825069679A), Aug 25, 1981: Cessna 172A (N7438X), Port Townsend, WA, Substantial damage. Student on first solo. Bounced on landing, lost control on second bounce. Veered into parked auto.

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