# N4072U: 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: September 24, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4072U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4072U

## Aircraft that carried N4072U

- [Cancelled 2013-09-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4072U-2013-09-24): Robinson Helicopter R22 MARINER, S/N 1788M, built 1991. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Drax Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DRAX%20CORP), [Salt Springs, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Salt%20Springs)
- [Cancelled 1988-11-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4072U-1988-11-23): Cessna 150E, S/N 15061472. Triennial form not returned

## NTSB investigations on N4072U (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 MIA92LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA031), Nov 17, 1991: Robinson R22 Mariner (N4072U), Ocala, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER USE OF COLLECTIVE CONTROL AND THROTTLE DURING RECOVERY FROM AN AUTOROTATION WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF ROTOR RPM AND A SUBSEQUENT HARD LANDING.
- [NTSB CHI86FEM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FEM11), Jul 20, 1986: Cessna 150E (N4072U), Muskegon, MI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4072U (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 19911117052029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911117052029A), Nov 17, 1991: Robsin R22MARINER (N4072U), Ocala, FL, Substantial damage. Engine did not respond on recovery from practice autorotation. RPM decayed hard landing chopped off tailboom.
- [Accident 19860720065709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860720065709A), Jul 20, 1986: Cessna STC150 (N4072U), Muskegon, MI, Destroyed. Stalled aircraft after takeoff while avoiding trees off the left side of the runway. Full flaps being used.

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