# N4972S: 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: April 7, 1988
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4972S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4972S

## Aircraft that carried N4972S

- [Cancelled 1988-04-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4972S-1988-04-07): Cessna R182, S/N R18201499. Triennial form not returned
- [Cancelled 1974-08-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4972S-1974-08-29): Piper PA-28R-200, S/N 28R-35689. Owner: [Kona Flyers](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KONA%20FLYERS), [Kailua-Kona, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Kailua-Kona)

## NTSB investigations on N4972S (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 NYC85FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA110), Apr 21, 1985: Cessna R182 (N4972S), Hamilton Twnshp, NJ, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB OAK73FJA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FJA01), Jul 6, 1972: Piper PA-28R (N4972S), Honolulu, HI, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4972S (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 19850420036319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850420036319A), Apr 20, 1985: Cessna R182 (N4972S), Atlantic City, NJ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Disappeared from ground radar scope inside of outer marker. Hit trees, then ground. Cause undetermined.

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