# N9730H: 1975 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2011-01-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 10, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- 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: 17266338
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 26, 1975
- Certificate issued: December 3, 1993
- Last registry action: March 16, 2010
- Mode S code: AD912A
- Owner when cancelled: [Whidbey Island Navy Flying Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHIDBEY%20ISLAND%20NAVY%20FLYING%20CLUB)
- Location: [Oak Harbor, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Oak%20Harbor)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 48.3413° N, 122.6722° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98278, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9730H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9730H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9730H-2011-01-10

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 172M: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 97ZZZX1197](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX1197), Mar 11, 1997: HUB. WORN. WHEN NOSE WHEEL WAS REMOVED TO GREASE BEARINGS, DISCOVERED THAT BEARING CUP (KOYO MFG) WAS LOOSE IN WHEEL HUB. WHEEL HUB WAS WORN WHERE CUP HAD BEEN SPINNING IN
- [SDR 97ZZZX1196](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX1196), Mar 1, 1997: SWITCH. CORRODED. DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, DISCOVERED WIRE TERMINAL AT LANDING LIGHT SWITCH PARTIALLY MELTED CAUSED BY INCREASED RESISTANCE DUE TO CORRODED WIRES AT TERMINAL. RE

## 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 WPR10FA384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA384), Aug 6, 2010: Cessna 172 (N9730H), Roche Harbor, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to attain an adequate climb airspeed due to his use of flaps for takeoff, and his selection of a runway, which resulted in an uphill, and possibly downwind, takeoff and subsequent…

## 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 20100805047329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100805047329A), Aug 5, 2010: Cessna 172M (N9730H), Roche Harbor, WA, Substantial damage. The flight departed knuw on aug 5, 2010 at approximately 15:30 LCL under VFR conditions for a local flight in the san juan islands. After 30-45 minutes, the…

## Other aircraft with N9730H

- [Cancelled 1956-02-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9730H-1956-02-14): Consolidated Vultee BT-13A, S/N 7689. Owner: [Stenoff Phillip Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STENOFF%20PHILLIP%20JR), [Sharon, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Sharon)

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