N5738J is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 17, 1991. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Cessna 172N cancelled June 17, 1991
- Serial number
- 17273830
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- March 22, 1988
- Last FAA action
- February 24, 1991
- Last owner
- Imperial Fabricating CO Of Tennessee (Corporation)
Portland, TN - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N5738J
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17273830
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION, HIS ATTEMPTED VFR FLIGHT INTO IFR CONDITIONS, AND HIS SUBSEQUENT FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER ALTITUDE. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, THE FOGGY, LOW CEILING CONDITIONS ALONG THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site