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N738AQ

N738AQ is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 30, 1994. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Cessna 172N cancelled December 30, 1994

Serial number
17269828
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
November 29, 1982
Last FAA action
October 19, 1994
Last owner
Wurscher David L (Individual)
Bremerton, WA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N738AQ

SEA90LA199Accident on September 29, 1990 at Neilton, WA: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17269828

THE FAILURE OF THE CREW TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM THE TERRAIN. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE MOUNTAINOUS AND BOX CANYON TERRAIN.

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