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N739EC

N739EC is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 27, 1992. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Cessna 172N cancelled October 27, 1992

Serial number
17270476
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
December 10, 1985
Last FAA action
January 31, 1991
Last owner
Baron Aviation INC (Corporation)
Cleveland, OH
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N739EC

NYC91LA121Accident on April 27, 1991 at Meadville, PA: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 17270476

THE IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND THE SUBSEQUENT EMERGENCY FORCED LANDING IN ROUGH TERRAIN. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF EXPERIENCE OF THE STUDENT PILOT.

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