# N46972: 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: December 11, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=46972
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46972

## Aircraft that carried N46972

- [Cancelled 2012-12-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46972-2012-12-11): Cessna 152, S/N 15283153, built 1979. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Christiansen Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHRISTIANSEN%20AVIATION%20INC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- [Cancelled 1950-04-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46972-1950-04-17): Interstate S-1B1, S/N 194. Owner: [W J Bryan Moran](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/W%20J%20BRYAN%20MORAN), [Omaha, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Omaha)

## NTSB investigations on N46972 (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 LAX88LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA301), Aug 29, 1988: Cessna 152 (N46972), Goodyear, AZ, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N46972 (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 19880829037849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880829037849A), Aug 29, 1988: Cessna 152 (N46972), Goodyear, AZ, Substantial damage. Student caused a hard landing on second solo flight. Was easily distracted by radio.

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