# N6872P: 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: October 17, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6872P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6872P

## Aircraft that carried N6872P

- [Cancelled 2020-10-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6872P-2020-10-17): Piper PA-24-250, S/N 24-2007, built 1960. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Bastion Allen L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BASTION%20ALLEN%20L), [Troy, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Troy)

## NTSB investigations on N6872P (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 ERA19LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA085), Jan 3, 2019: Piper PA24 (N6872P), Wilkes-Barre, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot/mechanic's improper installation and securing of the mixture control cable, which led to a simultaneous loss of total engine power and failure of the nose landing gear to fully extend when…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6872P (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 20190103000099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190103000099A), Jan 3, 2019: Piper PA-24-250 (N6872P), Wilkes Barre, PA, Substantial damage. On 1/3/19, N6872P (PA24) had departed the towanda airport (N27) enroute to the Wyoming Valley Airport (kwbw) for the purposes of flight instruction. The…

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