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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N739XX

N739XX is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 10, 1990. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Cessna 172N cancelled August 10, 1990

Serial number
17270899
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
—
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Withheld
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N739XX

DEN89FA222Accident on September 18, 1989 at Afton, WY: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17270899

THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT'S CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO CLEAR THE TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND RISING/MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

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