# N2972X: 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: July 3, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2972X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2972X

## Aircraft that carried N2972X

- [Cancelled 2017-07-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2972X-2017-07-03): Cessna 177, S/N 17700372, built 1967. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Wetzel Jay E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WETZEL%20JAY%20E), [Tawas City, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Tawas%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N2972X (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 DEN89FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA093), Mar 25, 1989: Cessna 177RG (N2972X), Albuquerque, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF FLAPS DURING TAKEOFF WHICH RESULTED IN INADEQUATE AIRSPEED, A STALL, AND LOSS OF CONTROL.
- [NTSB CHI69D0314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0314), Oct 12, 1968: Cessna 177 (N2972X), So.Branch, MI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2972X (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 19890325004479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890325004479A), Mar 25, 1989: Cessna 177RG (N2972X), Albuquerque, NM, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Stalled on climbout and crashed. Had habit of bumping flaps down to first notch. This time to full down then dumped

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