Cessna 172N
N738LM is a Cessna 172N, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1977. It has 4 seats. It is registered to Black Bear Aviation LLC, an LLC in Scottsdale, Arizona. The registration is valid: it was issued on November 25, 2024 and expires on November 30, 2031. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal; utility, dated January 19, 1978.
Aircraft
- Maker
- Cessna
- Model
- 172N · all 172Ns and related versions
- Serial number
- 17270062
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp
- Seats
- 4
- Year built
- 1977
- Cruising speed
- 105 mph
- Transponder code
- A9E9C9 (octal 52364711)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- November 25, 2024
- Expires
- November 30, 2031
- Last FAA action
- November 25, 2024
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility · January 19, 1978
- FAA region
- Western-Pacific
- FAA record id
- 00862237
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Black Bear Aviation LLC
- Type
- LLC
- Address
- 6302 E Bent Tree Dr
Scottsdale, AZ 85266-8753
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
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The public federal record on N738LM, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Black Bear Aviation LLC, an LLC, certificate issued November 25, 2024, expires November 30, 2031. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for normal; utility, dated January 19, 1978, consistent with the 1977 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 17270062 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N738LM according to the deregistered file. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
2 NTSB records under N738LM: Accident on May 16, 1997 at Madison, WI: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on November 12, 1995 at Niles, MI: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · operated under 091
the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions which resulted in a loss of directional control of the airplane. Factors associated with the accident were the gusty, crosswind conditions and the VASI lights.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for CHI97LA141 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · operated under 091
fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's improper fuel consumption calculations. Factors related to the accident were: the pilot's lack of familiarity with the aircraft and operating with a known malfunctioning fuel gauge.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for CHI96LA030 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through August 27, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data