N738DB is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N built in 1977. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 4, 2023. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
N738DB is reserved by a private party since March 4, 2023. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Cessna 172N cancelled March 4, 2023
- Serial number
- 17269886
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1977
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- November 22, 2019
- Last FAA action
- November 22, 2019
- Last owner
- Fly Maui LLC (LLC)
Kihei, HI - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N738DB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 17269886
The student pilot's failure to avoid wake turbulence while landing behind a heavy jet airplane, which resulted in a loss of roll control and subsequent hard landing.
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