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N739WS

N739WS is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 3, 1992. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Cessna 172N cancelled March 3, 1992

Serial number
17270870
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
November 24, 1978
Last FAA action
July 25, 1991
Last owner
Okeechobee CO Sheriffs Office (Government)
Okeechobee, FL
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N739WS

MIA92GA024Accident on November 8, 1991 at Okeechobee, FL: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17270870

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE DURING A LOW PASS AT NIGHT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S LIKELY SPATIAL DISORIENTATION DUE TO THE LACK OF SURFACE VISUAL CLUES, THE DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS, AND THE PATCHY FOG CONDITIONS.

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