# N7730U: Cessna 172E, registration cancelled 1970-08-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 26, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17251730
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 7, 1967
- Mode S code: AA7697
- Owner when cancelled: [Commercial Credit Equipment Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COMMERCIAL%20CREDIT%20EQUIPMENT%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Clayton, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Clayton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7730U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7730U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7730U-1970-08-26

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 172E: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e.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 MIA67A0096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67A0096), Mar 25, 1967: Cessna 172E (N7730U), Donalsonville, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB MKC67F0257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0257), Sep 5, 1966: Cessna 172E (N7730U), St.Charles, MO, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N7730U

- [Cancelled 2017-02-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7730U-2017-02-03): DJI PHANTOM 2 VISION +, S/N PH645275978 V2.0. Assigned, pending cancellation
- [Cancelled 1991-09-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7730U-1991-09-19): Cessna 150M, S/N 15077827. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Quinn Timothy W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/QUINN%20TIMOTHY%20W), [Calabasas, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Calabasas)

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