# N2872X: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: September 24, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2872X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2872X

## Aircraft that carried N2872X

- [Cancelled 2012-09-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2872X-2012-09-24): Cessna 177, S/N 17700272, built 1967. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Flemming Ray James](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLEMMING%20RAY%20JAMES), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)

## NTSB investigations on N2872X (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN09CA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA327), May 30, 2009: Cessna 177 (N2872X), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2872X (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20090530009149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090530009149A), May 30, 2009: Cessna 177A (N2872X), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 30, 2009, at approximately 1428 local CDT a Cessna 177 was substantially damaged when the pilot made a forced landing on a city street due to fuel…
- [Incident 19860205018849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860205018849I), Feb 5, 1986: Cessna 177 (N2872X), Mobile, AL. Flight was conducted within the control zone in weather conditions below VFR minimums.

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