N739HQ is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 23, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Cessna 172N cancelled February 23, 2018
- Serial number
- 17270559
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1978
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- May 24, 2012
- Last FAA action
- May 24, 2012
- Last owner
- Blue Skies Aircraft LLC (Corporation)
Wilmington, DE - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N739HQ
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17270559
The pilot's attempting takeoff with the fuel selector in the OFF position resulting in fuel starvation. Contributing factors were the change in habit pattern and expectancy of the fuel selector position as well as the fence and tree.
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