N738CW is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N built in 1977. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 30, 2008. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Cessna 172N cancelled January 30, 2008
- Serial number
- 17269881
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1977
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- January 27, 1983
- Last FAA action
- November 20, 2007
- Last owner
- Gardiner John Arthur (Individual)
Vernal, UT - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N738CW
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17269881
an undershoot due to misjudging distance/altitude during an emergency landing. Factors were: inadequate preflight, failure to refuel, fuel exhaustion, operating with an inoperative fuel gauge, and failure to attain a proper glide path during approach.
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