# N6072R: 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: July 8, 2008
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6072R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6072R

## Aircraft that carried N6072R

- [Cancelled 2008-07-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6072R-2008-07-08): Cessna 172G, S/N 17253741, built 1965. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Shunk Richard A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHUNK%20RICHARD%20A), [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio)

## NTSB investigations on N6072R (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 FTW03LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA030), Nov 1, 2002: Cessna 172G (N6072R), Fort Stockton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to conduct VFR flight into IMC and his failure to maintain terrain clearance. Contributing factors were the dark night, clouds, fog, and the lack of suitable terrain.
- [NTSB FTW72DPG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DPG01), Jun 27, 1971: Cessna 172 (N6072R), Rogers, AR, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6072R (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 20021031030309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021031030309A), Oct 31, 2002: Cessna 172G (N6072R), Ft Stockton, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On October 31, 2002, at 2310 central daylight time, a Cessna 172G, N6072R was substantially damaged during a collision with terrain while executing a…

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