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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N738SA

N738SA is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N built in 1977. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 17, 2012. The last status on file was "sale reported, pending cancellation".

Cessna 172N cancelled October 17, 2012

Serial number
17270191
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1977
Last status
Sale reported, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
March 17, 1986
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
Millbrook, NY
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N738SA

NYC85LA242Accident on September 18, 1985 at Ware, MA: serious injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 17270191

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