N738YK is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 31, 1998. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Cessna 172N cancelled August 31, 1998
- Serial number
- 17270340
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- May 12, 1994
- Last FAA action
- August 18, 1997
- Last owner
- Valdosta Flying Service INC DBA (Corporation)
Valdosta, GA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N738YK
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17270340
The failure of the student to recover (pull-up) from the intentional maneuver resulting in the in-flight collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the ostentatious display by the student.
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