# N7939U: 1964 Cessna 172F, registration cancelled 2014-11-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 19, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414)
- 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: 17251939
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 25, 1964
- Certificate issued: January 26, 1988
- Last registry action: March 23, 1991
- Mode S code: AAC6D0
- Owners when cancelled: [Robinson Hurskin C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBINSON%20HURSKIN%20C), [Robinson Jacquelyn A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBINSON%20JACQUELYN%20A)
- Location: [Vernon, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Vernon)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7427° N, 88.0974° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 35592, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7939U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7939U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7939U-2014-11-19

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 172F: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f.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 ATL89FA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA163), Jun 17, 1989: Cessna 172F (N7939U), Vernon, AL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE OF THE SPARK PLUGS BY THE PILOT/MECHANIC WHICH RESULTED IN A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO CLEAR TREES DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD…

## 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 19890617015959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890617015959A), Jun 17, 1989: Cessna 172F (N7939U), Vernon, AL, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Engine lost power,struck tree tips edge of open field. Crashed inverted. Spark plug core broken.

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