# N69272: 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 2, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=69272
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N69272

## Aircraft that carried N69272

- [Cancelled 2013-05-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69272-2013-05-02): Ross Hicks Sailplane RH-3, S/N 1, built 1962. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Hicks Mervin L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HICKS%20MERVIN%20L), [Aurora, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Aurora)

## NTSB investigations on N69272 (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 DEN89DTE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89DTE01), Oct 16, 1988: Hicks/Mervin RH-3 (N69272), Erie, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N69272 (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 19881016048529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881016048529A), Oct 16, 1988: Amtrrh RH3 (N69272), Erie, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Glider porpoised on winch tow and wing became delaminated. Vertical crash. Poor bonding of repaired sections.

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