# N5872U: 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 8, 1975
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5872U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5872U

## Aircraft that carried N5872U

- [Cancelled 1975-05-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5872U-1975-05-08): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-26704. Owner: [Crow Richard D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CROW%20RICHARD%20D), [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio)

## NTSB investigations on N5872U (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 FTW74DRG40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRG40), Nov 29, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N5872U), Mexico City, Mexico, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5872U (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 19731129038239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731129038239A), Nov 29, 1973: Piper PA28140 (N5872U), Mexico City, Destroyed. Invest under jurisdiction of govt of Mexico.

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