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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N73836

N73836 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N built in 1976. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 7, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.

Cessna 172N cancelled May 7, 2013

Serial number
17267710
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1976
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
May 8, 2009
Last FAA action
May 8, 2009
Last owner
Heil Aviation INC (Corporation)
Green Bay, WI
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

Bell-Gulf Coast 47D1 cancelled January 11, 1971

Serial number
GC116
Type
Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Gulf Coast Helicopter INC (Corporation)
Houston, TX
Airworthiness
None on file

Commonwealth/Irish 185 SKYRANGER cancelled February 11, 1949

Serial number
1895
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 14, 1946
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Sky-Tech INC (Corporation)
Cleveland, OH
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N73836

CEN11CA271Accident on March 31, 2011 at Appleton, WI: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17267710

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff.

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