# N39872: 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: May 13, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=39872
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39872

## Aircraft that carried N39872

- [Cancelled 2015-05-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39872-2015-05-13): Bellanca 17-31A, S/N 73-32-107, built 1973. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Sorrells Donald D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SORRELLS%20DONALD%20D), [Coarsegold, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Coarsegold)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N39872 (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.

- [Incident 19961214043689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961214043689I), Dec 14, 1996: Blanca 1731A (N39872), Madera, CA, Minor damage. Lost control on touchdown. Skidded off runway into mud. Gear prop damage. Unknown if AD on drag struts complied.
- [Incident 19960301005429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960301005429I), Mar 1, 1996: Blanca 1731A (N39872), Madera, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot, donald d. sorrells, conveyed to the reporting inspector that while he was on rollout after landing on runway 30 at Madera, at a speed of…

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