N1738R — 1978 Cessna U206G

Aircraft record

Serial number

U20604588

Manufacturer

Cessna

Model

U206G

Year

1978

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Engine

Cont Motor Io 520 Series

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N1738R →

Accident & incident history

1. CEN18FA386Sep 24, 2018Rainy Pass, AKFatal · 1 fatal

   The pilot's improper decision to continue the flight in deteriorating weather conditions, which resulted in an inadvertent entry into a box canyon and subsequent controlled flight into mountainous terrain.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1978 Cessna U206G).

1. May 8, 2021deregistered — Laughlin Acquisitions Llc

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N1738R was previously assigned to different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1978 Cessna U206G above.

• until Feb 1, 20102007 Cessna T206H (s/n T20608799)
• until Nov 10, 19771974 Cessna A185F (s/n 18502458)
• until Nov 7, 19771974 Cessna A185F (s/n 02458)

Frequently asked

Has N1738R been in an accident?

Yes. N1738R appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2018.

What kind of aircraft is N1738R?

N1738R is a 1978 Cessna U206G (fixed wing single-engine), serial number U20604588.

Has N1738R been in a fatal accident?

An NTSB record for N1738R (CEN18FA386) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.