N738SZ is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N built in 1977. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 14, 2019. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Cessna 172N cancelled January 14, 2019
- Serial number
- 17270213
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1977
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- August 1, 2000
- Last FAA action
- July 16, 2015
- Last owner
- Sexton Thomas G (Individual)
Pelzer, SC - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N738SZ
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17270213
the pilot's improper use of the elevator control and delayed liftoff during takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent porpoise, collision with the runway, and collapse of the nose gear as he aborted the takeoff.
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