# N4972J: 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: April 24, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4972J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4972J

## Aircraft that carried N4972J

- [Cancelled 2018-04-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4972J-2018-04-24): Piper PA-28R-180, S/N 28R-30723, built 1968. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Trimble Robert J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRIMBLE%20ROBERT%20J), [Santa Barbara, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Barbara)

## NTSB investigations on N4972J (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 WPR16FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA014), Oct 17, 2015: Piper PA 28R-180 (N4972J), Morongo Valley, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The non-instrument rated pilot's improper inflight decision-making to attempt to outclimb clouds along his planned route rather than reverse course, which resulted in his inadvertent entry into…
- [NTSB FTW69D0200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0200), Aug 31, 1968: Piper PA-28 (N4972J), Odessa, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4972J (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 20151017019249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151017019249A), Oct 17, 2015: Piper PA-28R-180 (N4972J), Palm Springs, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. The aircraft departed Palm Springs (psp) airport at approx. 15:20 local time enroute to santa barbara. Psp radar showed several instances of 360 degree…

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