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N737WZ

N737WZ is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 30, 1993. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Cessna 172N cancelled April 30, 1993

Serial number
17269743
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
October 19, 1988
Last FAA action
September 24, 1991
Last owner
Mccarthy Desmond E (Individual)
Palmdale, CA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N737WZ

LAX93FA046Accident on November 20, 1992 at Tehachapi, CA: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17269743

THE PILOT'S DECISION TO CRUISE AT AN ALTITUDE INADEQUATE TO ENSURE TERRAIN CLEARANCE. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN A PREFLIGHT WEATHER BRIEFING, THE DARK NIGHT, AND LIKELY INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.

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