# N2972D: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: August 30, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2972D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2972D

## Aircraft that carried N2972D

- [Cancelled 2012-08-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2972D-2012-08-30): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 28-8016004, built 1979. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)
- [Cancelled 1970-07-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2972D-1970-07-06): Cessna 170B, S/N 26915. Owner: [Moyer Paul B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOYER%20PAUL%20B), [Line Lexington, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Line%20Lexington)

## NTSB investigations on N2972D (2)

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 NYC91LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA026), Nov 11, 1990: Piper PA-28-161 (N2972D), Saxton, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUEL STARVATION AND THE SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING IN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE CFI'S INADEQUATE EXECUTION OF EMERGENCY PROCEDURES.
- [NTSB NYC70FGM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70FGM10), Feb 27, 1970: Cessna 170B (N2972D), W.Fairfield, PA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2972D (1)

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 19901111049719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901111049719A), Nov 11, 1990: Piper PA28161 (N2972D), Saxton, PA, Substantial damage. Departed IFR with inoperative vacuum pump. Lost power. Crashed into trees. Fuel selector on empty tank. Full other.

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