Single-engine piston

N738NH

1978 Cessna 172N

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
17270104
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Us Navy Commander Navy Installation Command + 2 co-owners (Government)
Based
Millington, TN
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1978 Cessna 172N
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Registration record

N738NH on the FAA register

Type
1978 Cessna 172N
Serial
17270104
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Us Navy Commander Navy Installation Command + 2 co-owners
Millington, TN
Certificate issued
2011-08-31
Airworthiness date
1989-11-09
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Multiple
Mode S (hex)
A9E9F7
Mode S (octal)
52364767
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
440 nm
Cruise (type)
122 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-08-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N738NH.
  • 1989-11-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (multiple category).
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N738NH

N738NH is a 1978 Cessna 172N, serial number 17270104. The FAA register lists Us Navy Commander Navy Installation Command + 2 co-owners as the registrant in Millington, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 31, 2011 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 122 knots and a range of about 440 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is multiple category, dated November 9, 1989.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N738NH.

Cruise
122 kt
Range
440 nm
Power / thrust (each)
160
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,390 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,250 ft
Fuel burn
8 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N738NH.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.