# N9372E: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1989-10-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 16, 1989
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17272241
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: AD024D
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9372E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9372E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9372E-1989-10-16

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 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.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 LAX89FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA022), Oct 22, 1988: Cessna 172N (N9372E), Petaluma, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT USED POOR JUDGEMENT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED V.F.R. FLIGHT DURING INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND THAT HE ENCOUNTERED SPATIAL DISORIENTATION WHEN HE ENTERED INTO THE CLOUDS.

## 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 19881021047689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881021047689A), Oct 21, 1988: Cessna 172N (N9372E), Petaluma, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Took off for night practice with a low ceiling and fog in area. Lost control and crashed in ravine.

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